The fact that India has been able to level the series is mainly due to a full effort in Melbourne last week. But judging from his performances on the series so far, it is clear that currently, India’s bowling lineup looks far more formidable than its hitting. It’s no secret that Indian hitting, especially abroad, sometimes leaves a lot to be desired, but bowling is such that the attack is capable of taking 20 wickets in a test match.
How else do you explain what happened at the CGM? Even without Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami, two of India’s best test bowlers of the current generation, the team rallied to fire Australia for 195 and 200 in the two innings. Mohammed Siraj made a dream debut by claiming five wickets in the match.
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However, in all the discussion led by India’s fast bowlers, credit should also go to their spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, whom Australian starter Matthew Wade considers to be a tough duo to take on. Ashwin has claimed 10 wickets in two games, including that of the dangerous pair of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. Wade reported that even though the spinner has been able to see Smith’s back twice in the series, not much should be read about him.
“I think they played very well, especially in Melbourne there were more spin and rebounding, we didn’t expect him to come into play as he did, we didn’t adapt quickly enough to that wicket,” he replied to an ANI query. .
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“Steve has played Ashwin many times before this, Smith has been successful here and I’m sure he will be fine, without a problem. Ashwin and Jadeja are a difficult spinning duo, they are very consistent and we need to find a way, that’s the nature of the beast. “
From his position in the Australia lineup, Wade seemed calm and said he is enjoying his role as a starter. Wade has played most of his cricket hitting in the middle order for Tasmania and the national team, but was called up to start in the absence of David Warner in the first two tryouts. However, given Will Pucovski’s return to the team and Warner’s impending return, where does that leave the wicketkeeper’s batter?
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“I really enjoyed hitting as a starter, I didn’t know what to expect going into the pink ball test, it’s not that different, you have to be cautious at first, move forward if the selectors want me to do this role, then I feel comfortable doing it now.” , said.
“Will Pucovski is back on the roster, right now I don’t know where I’ll hit, if I play or not, who knows. I’ll prepare for where I’ve been hitting, if I slide down the order, I’ll be comfortable too.
“Justin (Langer) spoke to me, asking me if I was comfortable opening batting, I thought it was an opportunity to be a versatile player and hitting anywhere from number one to number seven, I saw it as a positive opportunity. There has been speculation about my place for ten years, and now I’m used to it. “
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