Pause, rewind, play: Ashley Giles and the leg-side theory that stumped Sachin Tendulkar
In the Bengaluru Test against India in 2001, Nasser Hussain’s team employed a leg-side tactic that was, for many, against the spirit of the game. Ashley Giles and Andrew Flintoff in the Bengaluru Test against India in 2001 | AFP
There are times in sport when teams decide that the best course of action is to go on the defensive and wait out the storm. It is a legitimate tactic if the goal is to eventually win. After all, it doesn’t make sense to wildly attack when the game situation demands a different approach.