New Delhi. After a great start in Australia, the Indian team has started looking colorless. After the defeat in Adelaide, the condition of Team India is bad in Brisbane. Australia scored 445 runs in the third test being played in Brisbane. During Australia’s innings, Indian players’ shoulders were seen bowed. Seeing this, everyone from Harbhajan Singh to Cheteshwar Pujara said that it seems that Indian players are waiting for someone else’s mistake instead of doing something themselves. Talking about body language, Pujara even said that the players are not happy in the dressing room. Remember, India has started the Australia tour with a win. It defeated Australia by 295 runs in the first test match.
The third Test between India and Australia is being played in Brisbane. The first day’s play was almost due to rain. The second day was in the name of Australia. By the end of the second day’s play, the host team had scored 405 runs for 7 wickets. When the game started on the third day, it was expected that India would try to bowl out Australia early by playing aggressively, but it did not happen.
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Questions are also being raised on strategy
India started the bowling with Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja on the third day of the match. This was when both left-handed batsmen were at the crease – Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc. When Jadeja was bowling, only one slip was taken. When the ball was only 30 overs old, Harbhajan Singh and Cheteshwar Pujara did not like not having the fast bowlers bowl from both the ends. That was not all. The first spell from Jasprit Bumrah was made only for three overs. Bumrah also took a wicket on the last ball of the third over. Despite this, he was changed and the ball was handed over to Akash Deep. Harbhajan and Pujara considered it a strategic mistake.
There is silence on the field…
Pujara and Harbhajan sitting in the commentary box also raised questions on the body language of Team India. Harbhajan Singh said that the match is not out of India’s hands yet, but the body language of the players looks negative. There is silence on the field. There is no conversation taking place. Players are not encouraging each other. The bowler is not getting support from the fielder.
Cheteshwar Pujara said, ‘Not only the field, the body language of the players sitting in the dressing room is also negative. The team players are not happy with the frequent changes. That is why the players sitting outside also do not appear to be very excited, as they should be during the match.
Pujara and Harbhajan had also raised questions on the strategy of the Indian team on the second day of the match. He had said that there did not appear to be a plan against Travis Head. Bowled to him in the same area where he plays his shots. Harbhajan Singh said that there should have been a bouncer strategy against the head, which was not seen. Overall, in the third Test against Australia, the Indian team is not only on the back foot on the field, but there are also questions on the environment of the dressing room. There are questions on strategy also. Hopefully captain Rohit Sharma and the team management will bring answers to these questions soon.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 16, 2024, 08:18 IST