Former South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has compared England with Chennai Super Kings as he lavished praise on them for their relentless desire to become the best team in the world.
De Villiers’ took to Twitter to make his point as he pointed out that England’s approach in the ongoing first Ashes Test started making sense to him after seeing the weather on the final day. The start of the fifth day has been delayed due to rain in Birmingham.
And while the game is set to start after the washed out first session, de Villiers could not stop himself from praising England. The hosts stunned the cricketing world on the first day of the Test by declaring their first innings for 393 for 8. Despite Joe Root being unbeaten on 118, England decided against touching the 400 or 450-run mark.
With the ball, they bowled out Australia for 386 to take a slender lead of 7 runs. In the second innings too, their approach did not change with the bat as they kept playing aggressively. They were eventually all out for 273, thus setting Australia a target of 281 runs.
AB de Villiers praises England:
Taking to Twitter, AB de Villiers heaped praise on England for their approach in the game. He stated that England’s approach has put them in a winning position despite a good amount of time being wasted due to rain. He also said that the present English team shows faith in each individual and compared it with Chennai Super Kings under MS Dhoni, tweeting:
“I never looked at the Birmingham weather leading up to this Test match. The way England played now makes sense. Call it what you want, some say Bazz Ball, I just think it’s smart Cricket. The best teams are prepared to adapt and play situations in a way that’ll ultimately put them in a winning position more often than the rest, whether that’s by making bold declarations or playing reverse sweeps a lot, whatever it takes.
“The only way to make it impactful is to have a complete buy in from every individual, no ego’s, no stats driven players, just a full on buy in to be the best team in the world. That’s how I see the Eng team play atm. Also saw that with MSD and co. in the IPL.
“Gonna be a fascinating final day. Let’s get it going. Aus still in with a chance here, unlikely, but possible,” he added.
I never looked at the Birmingham weather leading up to this Test match. The way England played now makes sense. Call it what you want, some say Bazz Ball, I just think it’s smart Cricket. The best teams are prepared to adapt and play situations in a way that’ll ultimately put…
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) June 20, 2023
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