Roger Binny thinks Ben Stokes’ aggressive captaincy is the reason behind England’s ‘DOWNFALL’

Originally posted on FirstSportz | By Gouri Das | Last updated 3/7/24

Since England introduced their aggressive brand of cricket back in 2022, they did not face a series defeats in Tests until they faced India on Indian soil. Ben Stokes and Co. could not continue their winning ways because of the Indian spinners, who ensured India remained undefeated in a Test series at home since 2012.

Rohit Sharma and Co. took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series and are eyeing a 4-1 after they bundled out the visitors for 218 runs in their first innings. India then ended Day 1 at 135 for 1.

The B oard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny believes the reason why England lost the series is due to captain Stokes’ aggressive captaincy. Binny said England needed to plan something to take on the spinners instead of following the Bazball approach.

Well, the captaincy of Ben Stokes so far has been more aggressive, and I think that has been the (reason for their) downfall in the few Test matches. Being so aggressive and trying to take on the Indian spinners in difficult times rather than hanging around and trying to make a big score. Binny told PTI

Roger Binny’s career stats

Roger Binny started his international career when he played a Test match against Pakistan in 1979. The next year, Binny played his first ODI match against Australia.

Binny went on to feature in 27 Test matches, collecting 830 runs in the format, and scalped 47 wickets. In the 50-over format, Binny scored 629 and picked up 77 wickets from 72 matches.

He last played a Test and an ODi in 1987. In 138 first-class cricket, Binny bagged 205 wickets and amassed 6579 runs. Binny became the BCCI president in October 2022.

This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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