Bashir, playing just his second Test, took 4-84 and bowled an unbroken spell of 31 overs to get his first four-wicket haul in red-ball cricket. On the other hand, Hartley scalped 2-47 on a deteriorating pitch to leave India in trouble and England in a commanding position on day two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got to give a huge amount of credit to the selection panel. To pick a guy that had only played four first-class games before going on an England tour. They haven\u2019t tried to fit square pegs in round holes, they\u2019ve gone: 'What do we need? We think we need tall spinners. We\u2019re copying the Indians\u2019 success\u2026 Axar Patel bowling it into the wicket. Who are our tall spinners?'.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey picked Tom Hartley and Bashir, and if you\u2019d have (asked) a lot of cricketers who the spinners were going to be, you wouldn\u2019t have picked those two. Whoever made the big call on selecting both those two should take some credit, because it\u2019s very easy to bash selectors when they get it wrong. But when they get it right, they deserve some credit,\u201d said Cook on TNT Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Cook also believes skipper Ben Stokes had looked after young spinners Bashir and Hartley very well, which in turn has brought out the best out of the duo. \"When I was captain in India in 2016, we'd bowl four or five good balls an over and then we'd always let the pressure off with one bad ball.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Spinners over the last two or three years for England have also had that bit of a trait. Today was the best I've seen England spinners bowl for a long time. \"Bashir and Hartley today, I can only remember four or five balls that I thought, 'that's a bit of a pie'.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We keep mentioning their age, but spin bowling particularly is about learning your trade. It was incredibly impressive from those two. (Stokes) captained them well. We have to be honest, it wasn\u2019t the best shot I\u2019ve ever seen a No. 10 play when you\u2019ve got England\u2019s best-ever batsman at the other end on 120 not out.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cStokesy recognised that and straight away he was the first spinner. He could have gone away to the leading wicket-taker in the series, Hartley, but he went straight for Bashir before lunch, as if to say, 'Don\u2019t worry about that shot'. I\u2019m sure there was something about that shot that made Ben do it.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe reason Bashir bowled a 30-odd-over spell is because he was on the money pretty much every single ball, and the pressure he created against the Indians, who didn\u2019t bat very well. I thought they struggled with the balance of attack and defence, and it\u2019s not often that you say that against the home side not adjusting to the conditions well,\u201d signed off Cook.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/4th-test-cook-praises-bashir-hartleys-selection-after-duo-put-india-in-trouble.JPG", "alt_img": "4th Test: Cook praises Bashir, Hartley's selection after duo put India in trouble", "alt_title": "Ranchi: Second day of the fourth Test cricket match between India and England", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "4th Test: Cook Praises Bashir, Hartley's Selection After Duo Put India In Trouble On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "4th Test: Cook Praises Bashir, Hartley's Selection After Duo Put India In Trouble, Sir Alastair Cook: Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has praised the men\u2019s selection panel for the inclusion of Shoaib.", "seo_keywords": "Former England, Sir Alastair Cook, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, Axar Patel, TNT Sports, Ben Stokes", "tag": "", "tagging": "Former England, Sir Alastair Cook, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, Axar Patel, TNT Sports, Ben Stokes", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "4th-test-cook-praises-bashir-hartleys-selection-after-duo-put-india-in-trouble", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "795", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-02-25 09:34:03", "updated": "2024-02-25 09:34:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Former England, Sir Alastair Cook, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, Axar Patel, TNT Sports, Ben Stokes", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-02-25 09:34:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/4th-test-cook-praises-bashir-hartleys-selection-after-duo-put-india-in-trouble-139009" }