IND vs ENG: Alastair Cook criticizes Virat Kohli’s assessment of Motera’s tone, saying “it’s a BCCI thing”

Former England captain Alastair Cook questioned Virat Kohli’s stance at Motera on Friday, saying the India captain “defended the wicket almost like it was something from BCCI.” Disagreeing with Kohli’s assessment of the third test that ended with India crushing England by 10 wickets in two days, Cook said hitting was nearly impossible in the newly laid strip at the remodeled stadium in Ahmedabad. “Virat Kohli came out and defended the wicket almost like it was a BCCI thing; it can’t be possible that it’s the wicket. However, it was so difficult to hit at that. So difficult,” Cook said. Channel 4.

“Take out the wicket and blame the batters?” Cook asked, referring to Kohli’s assessment of the pitch that it is a “very good pitch to hit, especially in the early innings.”

“To be honest, I don’t think the quality of the hitting was up to par. We were 100 out of 3 and we pitched for less than 150. It was just that the strange ball was spinning and it was a good wicket to hit in the first innings. , had said the patron of India in his defense of the field after the game.

Only two batters, one from either side, were able to score half a century when 28 wickets fell to the spinners in a Biker field that many players felt was not ideal for a test match.

The likes of Sunil Gavaskar, however, gave the spinners credit rather than blaming the launch.

Cook added: “We have Virat Kohli, Joe Root, we have some great spin players. Yes, we have some people who have to learn to play spin better, but we have great spin players who fight as well.” .

“For me it would be great to have that game with the red ball to see the difference when the ball slips. Today, trying to play correctly, it was almost impossible.”

Cook, one of England’s all-time greats and who had been successful against India during his illustrious career, also spoke about the many deliveries that were straightened out on landing, especially by left arm spinner Axar Patel, who finished the game with 11 wickets, including six in England’s second inning.

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“We saw a statistic that says this pitch has spun more than any other pitch in India. There have been a lot of other balls that have gone straight as well. That means when it’s spinning it’s spinning miles,” Cook said.

“When you see the highlights and the ball skidding over you, we don’t see the build-up – when the same ball is spinning miles.”