The reverse of the second test, the Indian team is called to have fallen prey to their aggressive approach in the ongoing third test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Indian batters looked in a hurry to score runs on a sluggish track
Ever since skipper, Rohit Sharma got stumped on Matthew Kuhnemann’s delivery on day 1, India’s batting looked no more than a shadow of their previous performances, the team managed only 109 and 163 runs in the two innings with only Cheteshwar Pujara (59) exhibiting solid knock on a pitch that was hard on the batters. The Kangaroos now require mere 76 runs to take the third test.
“Batters thought that their names might be there on any delivery”-Sunil Gavaskar
Analyzing where things got out of hand for the hosts, former Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar criticized the Indian batters for throwing away their wickets, in contrast to their Australian counterparts.
“If we see the Australian wickets, the Indian bowlers had to earn every wicket. If we see our wickets, our batters gave away their wickets. They thought beforehand about what they could do on this pitch, so they became aggressive and they got out doing that.” said Sunil Gavaskar.
“Any player, whether he is a bowler or a batter, thinks about how the pitch will be (before the game). Once the first innings happens, he comes to know how the pitch will play, so you adjust your game accordingly. I felt because the ball was turning a lot on this pitch, our batters thought that their names might be there on any delivery, so they wanted to do something before that.” he added.
The Shubman Gill-KL Rahul saga continues!
Only days ago, the blame for India’s declining batting performance was harshly put on KL Rahul, fans and pundits were going all out to get the opener out of the XI. Comes the third test, their wishes were granted, and Shubman replaced the former vice-captain. But did it put an end?
Well no, after Gill departed for 5(15) owing to a poor shot selection, people wanting his return to the side have now started to call the youngster’s game one suited for only T20s and ODIs.
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