Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi said the Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian team ‘silenced’ the cover-up screams by making a remarkable comeback in Melbourne and considering Australia’s ‘mediocre’ batting lineup, it can now win its second. consecutive series on Australian soil.
Bedi credited alternate captain Rahane for staying calm and delivering when it mattered most.
“Indians go 1-All to silence the 4-0 OZ scream … Good to keep calm like @ ajinkyarahane88 and deliver. There were a couple of setbacks on the road to victory in 8 weeks … But all is well if it ends well … This OZ hitting is quite normal, read mediocre, for the Indians to win the series, ”tweed the legendary left arm spinner.
After being eliminated by their lowest score of 36 in the second inning and losing the first day and night test in Adelaide in three days, India won the second test in Melbourne comfortably by 8 wickets to tie in the four-game series.
Bedi called India’s 36 “monstrous” and warned Rahane’s team against “floating in the clouds” after their Melbourne win.
“36 it was all terribly ‘weird’, but a win at 8wkt is not … I hope the Indians can forget both … One as a nightmare and the other as nothing to float on cloud nine,” he said.
Bedi said that there are still two more tests left and that India should remain calm as its captain Rahane.
“There are 2 more tests left … and a lot of work to do … keep calm folks like your captain @ ajinkyarahane88 and ‘think’ how to outwit OZ,” added Bedi.
Rahane was awarded the Man of the Match for his magnificent century (112) in the first innings that created the basis for India’s victory in 8 wicket. Rahane’s leadership skills were also praised when Indian bowlers knocked out Australia for 195 and 200 in both innings at MCG.
The third India-Australia test match will be played in Sydney from January 7.
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