IND vs AUS: Indian batters let the pitch overtake them says Sunil Gavaskar
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Batters actually didnt do justice to their talent. If you look at the Indian wickets, you will find it is the Indian batters who got themselves out, playing some shots anticipating that this is what the pitch is going to do, Gavaskar told Star Sports.
If you look there is lack of confidence because in the first two matches, they did not get runs, apart from Rohit Sharma who got a lovely hundred in Nagpur. When you are short of runs, there is just that little tentativeness in their batting. And you can sense that they were feeling for the deliveries.
They were not able to go down the pitch as much as they should have. They let the pitch overtake them. It was the pitch that actually started to play on their minds, even in the first innings but more so in the second innings, he added.
Despite the loss, India still lead the four-match Test series 2-1 and have already retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Gavaskar said India were 60-70 runs short in the first innings, after opting to bat first.
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The pitch started to talk in the first hour itself, so it wasnt going to be easy but still if we had made 160-170 in the first innings that could have made the difference, the batting great said.
Marnus Labuschagne was handed two lives on 0 and 8 in Australias first innings of the Indore Test. The batter played on to a Ravindra Jadejano ball, before India erred by not opting for a DRS.
Friday, March 3, 2023 at 8:02 am