http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s Joe Root says adapting to Indian conditions was his main focus – Cricket News Update
Playing his first Test for the English side, the 21-year-old Joe Root contributed with an invaluable 73-run knock against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Nagpur. Delighted with his success, the youngster reflected on the importance of adapting to conditions.
“I was trying to understand and adapt to the situation as quickly as possible. I just tried to do that. I was thinking more about adapting than anything else,” Root shared during a press conference.
Root, coming into the English side for the final Test against India at Nagpur, scored a patient 73 (being the top scorer alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806) to help the tourists reach a first innings total of 330.
Impressing everyone with his composure on the pitch, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 in order to rescue the English side from 139 for 5.
“More than anything else, I had to keep my footwork precise and work very hard and just grind it out. It was a very defensive field and I had to be patient and keep things as simple as possible,” shared the debutant.
Delighted to have done so well on his Test debut, Root revealed that he was asked to play the all important final Test on the evening preceding the game. He also hailed the English fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 for his superb bowling display, claiming three
key wickets (Sehwag, Tendulkar and Gambhir) for his side so far.
Following the same path as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 club and finally making it into the England national team.
Calling the former English Captain, Michael Vaughan, his mentor, Root said, “Michael has given me advice over the years but in recent times has let me get on with it. It’s always been nice to have someone to look up to.”
Root revealed that scoring a century was his dream, and missing out on the opportunity was certainly disappointing for him. However, England has found a capable batsman in the 21-year-old, who is likely to get many more opportunities.
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