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[Saba Sports News] England head coach Brendon McCullum rallied for under-fire batter Jonny Bairstow, who has going through a tumultuous time with the bat lately.
Bairstow has managed to accumulate only 102 runs in the first three Tests of the ongoing series against India. In the Rajkot game, he registered a duck followed by score of four in the second innings.
Despite the shouts of dropping Bairstow, McCullum threw his weight behind him, brushing aside all the concerns on his form.
Talking about Bairstow’s position in the playing XI, McCullum shared that he is likely to play in the upcoming Test, commencing on February 23 in Ranchi.
“I’d anticipate Jonny would be playing, yes. He’s not scored the volume of runs he would have wanted and a couple of times he’s got out kind of mildly for someone who’s got the power game Jonny’s got. I don’t have concerns over him. I’m not blind but he’s done so well for us and he’s had such an impactful career,” McCullum said as quoted to the reporters.
“We know that a top quality Jonny Bairstow is as good as anyone in any conditions so from our point of view we’ve got to keep on giving him confidence and block out a lot of the external noise as well and keep him really present and focused on what he’s trying to achieve and I’m sure Jonny will come good,” he added.