India’s inexplicable hitting collapse saw them being fired for 36 in their second inning, their lowest test innings total of all time.
That despite the fact that India had the lead after taking a 53-run lead in the first inning.
Australia quickly recorded a convincing eight-wicket victory to go 1-0 up in the four-game series.
Former spinner from England Monty panesar feels that India should think of the Adelaide Test as a nightmare and move on to the second Test, the Boxing Day Test, in Melbourne, looking to make a “fresh start”.
“(Adelaide Test) is one of those matches where nothing went according to plan. The pink ball test is the hardest of all. India shouldn’t take this too harshly. They should accept defeat and move on. second test. The worrying factor is that when you lose so much, how do you regain it? That’s the challenge, “Panesar told Timesofindia.com in an exclusive interview.
“The captain will be Ajinkya rahane now. It should inject confidence into the team and tell them not to worry. This is the time when the coaching staff, especially Ravi shastri, I should come forward and say ‘guys, forget what happened, get some rest and let’s start over’. Let’s take this Adelaide test as a one-time test or warm-up match and forget the result. That’s the mindset they should have right now before moving forward in the test series, “said Panesar, who played 50 tests and 26 ODI for England.
India, after choosing to hit first, posted 244 on the scoreboard and then knocked out Australia by 191. India had a healthy 53-run lead in the first inning, but was then demolished by 36 runs. Josh hazlewood and Pat cummins.
“If this had been in India, then the scenes (in India) would have been different. Fortunately, the result happened abroad,” Panesar said.
India, the defending champions of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, are trailing 0-1 in the four-game series and will now face Australia in the Boxing Day Test (starting December 26) in Melbourne. Cricket Floor.
“The second round will be played with the red ball. The red ball doesn’t move much compared to the pink one. They have three more rounds to play and things can go in India’s favor. But it will all depend on the confidence and mentality of the team. “Panesar finished.
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