We are still learning to play with the pink ball… Team India on the verge of defeat, coaches came out in support of the bowlers.

New Delhi. Indian batsmen collapsed in front of the pink ball. In the ongoing day-night test match in Adelaide, Australian trio Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Scott Boland exposed the weakness of the Indian batsmen with the pink ball. From captain Rohit Sharma to Virat Kohli, all four got upset in the day night test match. India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel says that in the second Test against Australia, Indian bowlers found it difficult to execute their strategy and bowl at the right length. The reason for this is his limited experience in pink ball cricket. India is struggling in its second innings at 128 runs for five wickets. And in this day night test match, it is still 29 runs behind Australia. Earlier, Australia took a huge lead of 157 runs in the first innings with the useful innings of Travis Head (140) and Marnus Labuschagne (64).

Morne Morkel told reporters after the end of the second day’s play, ‘Till now something has been happening with the pink ball on this wicket. If you are consistently bowling your correct length, then only a few balls go wrong. In the end, it is important to prepare your strategy and implement it. I think Australia has done the same so far in this Test match. He bowled well on the first day and made it difficult for us to score runs. When the ball becomes a little soft it becomes easier to score.

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‘The ball was moving on the first day and night in this test match’
Morkel said, ‘As far as India is concerned, I think this team is still figuring out what is the best way to play pink ball cricket because we do not have a lot of experience playing pink ball. That’s why our team is still learning to play with the pink ball. Regarding the performance of the Indian bowlers, Morkel said, ‘If I talk about the first Test match, our line and length were excellent. In this Test match, the ball was moving on the first day and night but we could not take advantage of it.

‘He is a player who just wants to score runs’
Morkel admitted that the Indian bowlers were not able to fully execute their strategy, which gave Head the opportunity to dominate. He said, ‘He is a player who only wants to score runs. As a bowler he puts you under pressure. Therefore, your performance is tested on every ball. He had to struggle initially but after that he became dominant and put pressure on us.

‘Could not implement the strategy completely’
Morne Morkel said, ‘I think we could not fully implement our strategy. We were probably moving from Plan A to Plan B. We need to become better in this area. The Indian team is on the verge of losing the second consecutive day-night test in Australia. Four years ago also he was defeated by Australia in Adelaide.

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