Harry Brook blames smog in Kolkata

Harry Brook blames smog in Kolkata for England batters' spin struggles vs India
England's Harry Brook believes Kolkata's smog was partly responsible for his side's poor batting display against spinners in the series-opening T20I against India.
Harry Brook Blames Kolkata Smog For England's Batting Failure In IND vs ENG 1st T20I, Hopes For 'Clear Air' In Chennai
Chennai: The evening smog in Kolkata made it doubly harder to pick mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy from his hand, feels England vice-captain Harry Brook, who is hoping that Chennai air will be comparatively clearer for sighting the white Kookaburra.
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The England batsman had blamed smog for poor batting in the first T20I at Eden Gardens at Kolkata and has fallen to Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy twice in the five-match T20I series
Harry Brook blames Kolkata smog for England's spin difficulties
Harry Brook, England's vice-captain, says that his team's hopes of combatting India's spin bowlers in the first T20I were hampered by an unusual but familiar foe to English touring sides - a thick layer of smog hanging over the ground in Kolkata.
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Harry Brook was trolled for saying that the Kolkata smog was one of the biggest reasons why England failed to pick India's Varun Chakarvarthy from his hand.
'Smog the other night, it was a lot harder to pick as well' - Harry Brook opines on England's spin trouble in Kolkata
In the first T20I against India at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, England's batters were struggling not just with the spin threat but smog. The thick haze that covered the stadium made it tough for the visitors to pick the ball,
Harry Brook blames smog for trouble against spinners in Kolkata, says 'Hopefully, the air is a bit clearer here'
Harry Brook looked uncomfortable against the spin when spinners were operating and lost his wicket to Varun Chakravarthy.

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