"He has got a big ego.....": England's Ollie Robinson on Virat Kohli
Ollie Robinson, who last played a Test for England in July last year before sustaining an injury, said that he has been practising Indian pacer Mohammed Shami's «dead-straight» seam bowling and looking forward to battle star batter Virat Kohli during the five-match Test series against the Asian giants.
It will not be Robinson's first tour to India, having travelled as a «reserve» back in 2021, when Indian spinners dominated England to win the series 3-1, with Joe Root's double hundred in the first Test at Chennai being the only major batting highlight for the English team.
During that time, Robinson had spent a lot of time training, serving drinks to his teammates or just staying inside the hotel.
But since then, the pacer has evolved a lot, having taken 76 wickets in 19 Tests at an average of 22.21, with the best bowling figures of 5/81. During his previous series, the Ashes against Australia, he took 10 wickets in three Tests before an injury caused him to miss the final two matches. He has not played any competitive cricket since then.
«It is why I am really looking forward to this tour. Last time we did not have full-capacity crowds either, so it is going to be incredible to experience,» said Ollie as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
The matches in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Rajkot and Dharamshala will expose England to a variety of surfaces and conditions.
Under the leadership of skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, England will be arriving in India with «an open mind for their toughest examination so far.» This examination against spin bowling and turning pitches excites Ollie.
Talking about practice, Ollie said, «I have actually been practising Mohammed Shami's dead-straight seam. He is one of the
