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Stokes-led England Shattered Taboo Of Chasing High Scores In Final Innings Of Test: Manjrekar
Tendulkar Trophy Test: After England chased down 371 to beat India by five wickets in the first Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar lauded the Ben Stokes-led side for shattering a long-standing conventional wisdom of acing successful chases in the final innings of a Test match.
On day five’s play, Ben Duckett smashed a superb 149 as England chased down 371 in the final session to go 1-0 up in the five-match series. It is also the second highest total England have chased in Tests, as skipper Stokes’ decision to bowl first at Headingley was justified at the end.
“Hats off to this England side led by Ben Stokes. They’ve taken what used to be a taboo in Test cricket — that chasing 250 or 300-plus in the final innings is near impossible — and completely turned it on its head. Regardless of pitch conditions or pressure, they’ve looked that belief in the face and said, We’re going to think differently. They’ve begun treating those targets as achievable.
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