Simon Doull on Ashwin and Jadeja

IND vs NZ: “I Think The Bowlers Have To Take Some Part To Play In That As Well”- Simon Doull Reflects India’s First Test Series Defeat At Home In 12 Years

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Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has opined that the senior duo of Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja should also take responsibility for India’s first series loss at home in 12 years and feels that it is unfair to put all the blame on the Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma.

The Kiwis won the second Test in Pune by 113 runs, as the hosts bundled out for 245 runs and went 2-0 up in the three-match test series. Indian batsmen’s struggles against left-arm spin were yet again on display as Mitchell Santner claimed fifers in both innings and finished the match with 13 wickets under his sleeve. Interestingly, this is the first instance of him getting a fifer in his 29-match test career.

Can’t blame Rohit Sharma for that all the time- Simon Doull

Indian captain Rohit Sharma garnered a lot of criticism after the team’s series defeat. However, Doull backed the Indian skipper while speaking to the news agency PTI he said,

“If you can’t trust an Ashwin or a Jadeja to set his own field, you can’t blame Rohit for that all the time. I think the bowlers have to have some part to play in that as well,”

Both Ashwin and Jadeja picked 6 wickets in the ongoing series, averaging a high 43.50 and 37.50 respectively for the first couple of tests. Ashwin could manage only a single scalp in Bengaluru and picked  5 wickets in Pune. Meanwhile, Jadeja picked 3 wickets in each of the games.

Winning the toss is crucial – Simon Doull

The ace commentator also reflected that the toss played a major role in both tests. Doull admitted that the hosts made a blunder by opting to bat first in Bengaluru, and Doull also hailed Kiwis Skipper Tom Latham for his decisions in the Pune test.

“I think winning the toss is crucial. For Rohit, the wrong decision at Bangalore was crucial. He has admitted to that as well. New Zealand seamers took advantage of that. Winning the toss in this Test (at Pune), when you knew, pitch was going to turn…it might not have looked like a big score, 259 in the (New Zealand) first innings,” the former Kiwi pacer added.

“But it was made to look like a really big score because the ball was turning. So, I think Tom Latham’s captaincy was outstanding for the most part. People say Rohit might have been a touch defensive, but that comes down to the bowlers. There are very, very senior spin bowlers in that side,” he concluded.

Washington Sundar has been the standout performer for India picking 11 wickets and looked threatening for most part of the game. However, other bowlers looked off-color and the Indian batsmen continued with their struggles.

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