{"id":229221,"date":"2025-07-01T11:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/229221\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:56:10","slug":"ind-vs-eng-2nd-test-ben-stokes-calls-rishabh-pant-very-dangerous-says-england-ready-to-reset-at-edgbaston-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/229221\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs ENG, 2nd Test: Ben Stokes calls Rishabh Pant \u2018very dangerous\u2019, says England ready to reset at Edgbaston | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"INDBen Stokes (Photo by Sahil Malhotra\/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: With India gearing up for a crucial second Test at Edgbaston, England skipper Ben Stokes<\/a> hailed Rishabh Pant<\/a> as one of the biggest threats in the opposition camp and a personal favourite to watch. \u201cEven though he\u2019s in my opposition, I love watching him play,\u201d Stokes told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cWhen you set a talent like him free, you saw what happens. Very dangerous player. I really enjoy watching him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pant\u2019s explosive counterattacking style has often disrupted bowling plans across formats, and with England\u2019s pace-heavy attack targeting India\u2019s middle and lower order, the left-hander, who scored centuries in both innings at Headingley, could once again be India\u2019s trump card \u2014 especially on a pitch expected to flatten out as the game progresses.<\/p>\n

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Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a>Stokes also took a subtle step back from speculating on India\u2019s plans around Jasprit Bumrah<\/a>, who may be rested in the next match. \u201cThat is India\u2019s problem to deal with,\u201d he remarked when asked about the possibility of Bumrah playing in the second Test.England, coming off a memorable win, have announced an unchanged XI for the second Rothesay Test. Their lineup features a solid top five \u2014 Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, and Harry Brook \u2014 with Jamie Smith continuing behind the stumps. The seam attack of Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, and Josh Tongue, backed by spinner Shoaib Bashir, offers both pace and control.While Jofra Archer\u2019s Test return remains on hold due to a family emergency, Stokes underlined the importance of his presence around the squad. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since Jof\u2019s been in a Test environment. It\u2019s great for the team and hopefully he plays a part in the series,\u201d he said.Despite holding a 1-0 lead, Stokes made it clear England aren\u2019t getting carried away. \u201cIt was a good week last week, but we\u2019re getting back to zero for this game. We\u2019re confident in our ability to chase anything in the fourth innings.\u201dIndia, meanwhile, will look to regroup after the collapse in Leeds. With selection changes expected \u2014 possibly two spinners and a shake-up in the lower middle order \u2014 the second Test could be a defining chapter in what is shaping up to be a high-quality series.England Confirmed XI vs India: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ben Stokes (Photo by Sahil Malhotra\/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: With India gearing up for a crucial second Test…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[43331,1406,11096,56766,50335,90228,43158,90227,11539,22958,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-229221","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-ben-stokes","9":"tag-cricket","10":"tag-cricket-news","11":"tag-england-vs-india","12":"tag-ind-vs-eng","13":"tag-ind-vs-eng-2nd-test","14":"tag-india-cricket","15":"tag-india-vs-england-second-test","16":"tag-jasprit-bumrah","17":"tag-rishabh-pant","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114777855402206400","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}