Australia’s head coach Justin Langer may empathize with the Indian team after their 36-race upset in Adelaide, but he’s also “happy” that the visitors are “stressed out” over the Christmas weekend before of the second test on December 26. In the first test in two and a half days when ruling out India for their lowest test score of 36, Langer said his team would seek to bring home the lead in the absence of Virat Kohli by putting relentless pressure on new pattern Ajinkya Rahane. .
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What would he have done if he had been in the shoes of India’s coach, Ravi Shastri? “It’s none of my business. I’ve had enough of the stress … I empathize with the opposition and know what it feels like. If India is feeling stress, I’m glad they are and we are not over the weekend of Christmas”. Langer said during a virtual media conference hosted by the Sony Network series broadcasters.
He admitted that the absence of Kohli (paternity leave) and Mohammed Shami (broken wrist) would be an advantage for his team, but the focus is firmly on his own planning.
“Of course, whatever sport you play, if you eliminate two of your stars, I think Virat Kohli is an all-time great player and Shami is a real glue for the team because he is so greedy and skilled. Some advantage “, said.
“We have to start strong on day one and put pressure on Rahane as he is India’s new captain for this series. So that the processes don’t change. Whenever you knock out the best players from any cricket team, it weakens them. and that’s the reality, “he said.
While David Warner is out of Test 2, Langer couldn’t say for sure if the rushed starter will be available for Test 3 in Sydney.
“I have high hopes … as I said for the last three weeks, he will do his best to get back on the ground, so keep your fingers crossed,” he said.
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But do you have trouble running?
“He’s starting (to have) some trouble sprinting, when I get that back and feel safe with him, of course he’s going to come back to our team, so we’ll monitor him regularly and keep our fingers crossed that I’ll be back,” Langer said.
Tim Paine’s hitting has been a topic of discussion as Australians judge every goalie-hitter through the Adam Gilchrist prism, but the coach has enormous faith in his employer’s abilities and the leadership qualities he has shown in the last two years.
“You think of Adam Gilchrist, I guess, who transformed the game in a sense, and that’s why Adam Gilchrist is an all-time great player because he transformed the game. I have enormous faith in Tim Paine,” Langer said.
“… be it because of his maintenance of the field, his captaincy, his batting, I have said it publicly and privately for almost the past year, he is our most important player, because he is a leading goalkeeper, his leadership intermittently the field is incredible” , said.
“… we saw that he can play, how well he hit in the first inning under pressure in Adelaide, he probably changed the game actually with Virat Kohli’s departure, so he’s a great player, a great leader and I literally love having him. on our team, “he said.
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