Sachin Tendulkar has given a three-point advice for the Indian team ahead of the start of their England tour. India is all set for the dawn of a new era with Shubman Gill at the helm of things and Rishabh Pant as his deputy. India won’t be without the services of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin as the trio announced their retirement over the past few months.
India haven’t won a series in England since 2007 and Tendulkar had some words of wisdom for Gill and Co. ahead of the first Test. The Indian legend said that the team should be aware of the overhead conditions, the air quality and the nature of the pitch.
Tendulkar feels that these three factors will dictate how you play in England and the Indian team needs to be careful and identify such phases.
“In England you always keep three things in mind when you play. First, the overhead conditions. Second the air quality and third the pitch condition. Each one of these factors influence how you should play. There will be phases of play when you will find it very difficult to play shots. So you need to be careful and identify such phases,” Tendulkar told RevSportz.
‘Not a defensive act to leave balls’
Tendulkar also said that it isn’t a defensive act to leave balls and feels it is also showing intent in a way. The Indian legend said that it will be crucial for the batters to identify the deliveries correctly and bide their time in the middle.
Tendulkar said that once the sun comes out, the batters can score a lot of runs.
“It is not a defensive act to leave balls. Rather, it is also a show of intent to be able to correctly leave balls and play for the right time. And then when the sun is out it is a beautiful track to bat on where the batters can score a lot of runs,” said Tendulkar.
India and England will square off in the first Test, starting from June 20.