Follow UsMichael Vaughan, former England captain, is known on X (formerly Twitter) for his banter with former Indian Test opener Wasim Jaffer, and he didn’t miss an opportunity to poke Jaffer after India lost the first Test by five wickets at Headingley. Not only that, he also predicted that England would win the series 4-0.
“Evening @WasimJaffer14.. Hope you are ok .. #1-0. Then Jaffer responded back saying, “Happy that a young Indian team got you worried like this. Enjoy the win, Michael, we’ll be back.” To which Vaughan replied and said, “Could be 4-0 now Wasim..”
Earlier, it was opener Ben Duckett’s splendid innings of 149(170) that allowed England to chase down more than 370 runs in the fourth innings and take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series that’s being played for the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy. Writing in his column for the Telegraph, Vaughan called Duckett the best all-format batter in international cricket currently.
“At the heart of this win was Ben Duckett. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves in this team. Pound for pound, I reckon he is the best all-format batsman in international cricket right now,” Vaughan wrote.
“There may be players who are better at one of the formats, but none of them are as good at all three. Others in the conversation would be Travis Head or Aiden Markram, but on current form, I’d have Ben over them, especially as he does it in such a tough position, opening, across all formats.
“Duckett is unique, and there is a bit of genius about him. His reverse-sweeping of Ravindra Jadeja in this game was staggering. It’s his smile and relaxed manner, allied with an incredible eye for the ball and clever strategies, that make him so brilliant,” he added.