Former cricketer Aakash Chopra is of the opinion that the India team should not have agreed to play a day-night test to start the Border-Gavaskar series in Australia due to their lack of experience against the pink ball under lights.
India has played only one event day and night also at home against Bangladesh, who won by one inning and 46 runs in Kolkata last year. They are currently playing the second match of the Tour against Australia A in Sydney with the pink ball under the lights.
Australia, on the other hand, is the most successful team in pink ball cricket, having won each of its 5 games under the lights. In addition, they have played 3 events day and night at the Adelaide Oval and have won all three matches against New Zealand (2015), South Africa (2016) and England (2017).
“Adelaide has always been our best chance (to beat Australia) because of the similarities on the pitch. But now that it’s a pink ball test match and the first match of the series, I think it’s slightly titled in favor. from Australia because they have played some pink ball games, while for our boys it will only be the second experience.
“Someone like Rahane has had some success at IPL 2020, but Pujara and Vihari haven’t played competitive cricket for 8 months. So when you look at the Adelaide Test from all those points of view, I think things are going to be different and difficult.
“I feel like Sydney is our best chance, which will host the third round, Adelaide should have been a one-day round, we shouldn’t have played the first pink ball round of the series in Adelaide because that’s a place to be. you give the opposition the upper hand, “Chopra said on the Sports Today YouTube channel.
“ADELAIDE AS A HOUSE FOR VIRAT”
Chopra, however, backed India captain Virat Kohli to get good again in Adelaide, where he has been very successful in red and white ball cricket in the past. Kohli had played 3 tests at the venue and scored 431 runs averaging 71.83 with 3 hundreds. He has also scored two centuries in ODI, having racked up 244 runs in 4 games in 61.
“Adelaide means like home to Virat, every time he has gone out on the field he has marked a century. He has won a Test Match there, he won a World Cup match, he has good memories there.
“For Virat Kohli, this Adelaide is going to mean a lot, it is going to be decisive because he will not be there after the game. Physically he will be in India, but mentally he could still be in Australia with the Indian. Team, but for all that to happen, India He must start strong. It is his favorite hunting ground and he will have to score runs, have to lead from the front and make sure India wins that test match because if that doesn’t go our way then this whole campaign could quickly turn into shape. pear, “said Chopra.
