The manner in which Ben Stokes reverse swept him out off the rough forced him to change his plans, said left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, who added he is ready to go back to the nets to sort the technical problems that made him bowl a few too many no balls.
Playing his second Test, Jharkhand’s domestic stalwart Nadeem has so far given away 167 runs in 44 overs but had something to cheer to as he removed Stokes, who smashed 82, and Joe Root, who scored his fifth double hundred.
“I was trying to bowl into the rough outside the off-stump but he counter attacked by playing the reverse sweep. Yeah it did (force me) to change my line and length a little bit,” said Nadeem.
“I then tried to bowl on the wicket and got him out.”
Nadeem has so far bowled six no balls and he admitted that he is having some technical difficulties.
“I think I was jumping late (on load up) on to the crease whereas I should time my jump a bit early. So that created a bit of problem.
“On the…