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Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik is currently in England, where he is commenting in the India vs England Test series. Prior to the third Test, he gave an important advice to Ben Stokes and Team and said that Oli Pope should be replaced by Jacob Bethel at number three. Describing Bethel as the big star of the future, he said that the team should focus on him.
India and England 5-match Test series are currently 1-1. The third Test will be played on Thursday, July 10 at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Earlier, on Sky Sports Cricket Podcast Live, Dinesh Karthik said that Jacob Bethel is a virtuous, talent player. He can overcome England’s future concern in the top order.
What did Dinesh Karthik say about Jacob Bethel?
Dinesh Karthik said, “I will choose Jacob Bethel instead of Oli Pope at number 3, I am a little biased.” Bethel plays for RCB in IPL, Karthik is a batting coach and mentor of this team. He has seen Bethel’s talent closely. According to Karthik, Bethel can bat in any order, and that is why RCB made him part of his team.
Dinesh Karthik, who is commenting in the India vs England Test series, said that Bethel is eager to learn, is devoted to the game, wants to become the best and this is his biggest goodness.
Jacob Bethel has scored 260, 317 and 281 runs in 3 Tests, 12 ODIs and 13 T20 matches respectively. Apart from this, he has scored 1030 runs in 38 first class innings of 24 matches.
He is counted among the players of England who will play an important role in all three formats in the future. Talking about Oli Pope, he scored a century in the first innings of the first Test, which played an important role in the victory of the host. But after this, he did not bat in the three innings played.
Team India’s figures are not good on Lord’s Cricket Ground
- Total Test- 19
- England won- 12
- India won- 3
- Draw-4
So far 19 Tests have been played between India and England at Lord’s, out of which India has won only 3 Tests. However, after winning at Edgbaston, Shubman Gill & Team’s morale has increased, because the team also won the first Test on that ground.