The India team are off to a torrid start to their Australian tour, losing the one-day series after being completely beaten in the first two matches of the three-game series. Both defeats were the result of lackluster Indian bowling, as the Australians amassed 374 and 389 in the two matches, respectively.
Jasprit Bumrah, the leader of India, has looked completely out of color despite a great IPL season in the run-up to the series. He’s collected just two wickets so far and has been taken for over 70 runs in both games. Mohammed Shami has more ground under his belt, but he too has been inconsistent.
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Young Navdeep Saini has watched the whole sea on the flat, bouncy Australian slopes, feeding hitters the kind of length and pace they want. Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja’s spin has also been ineffective and that has left Captain Virat Kohli with almost nothing to turn to.
Kuldeep Yadav and young Natarajan are part of the squad and could see him in the dead rubber on Wednesday, but Indian bowlers have been unable to shoot despite spending a lot of time in the nets before the series.
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has criticized the bowlers for their inconsistency with a post on Twitter. Pathan has said that Indian bowlers are of the highest quality as they have performed well in the past, but this time their inconsistency has cost the team.
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“The quality of our bowlers is unquestionable, but the consistency is. It was about finding the right length in Australia so fast, which has yet to happen #AUSvIND, ”Pathan tweeted.
Hardik Pandya did not pitch in the IPL to rest his back even more after returning after surgery. The off-roader threw four overs in the second ODI and this bodes well for the team for the remainder of the tour, which includes a three-game T20 series and a four-game test series.
Indian bowlers must make an impact fast because Australian hitters look ominous, especially Steve Smith, who has scored consecutive centuries in the ODI series, that too at mind-blowing attack speed.
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