Trips led to super hits
Updated On: 23 January, 2021 08:11 AM IST | Brisbane | Adam Gilchrist
Along with the Indian Premier League, credit should go to the India ‘A’ tours that seem to have ensured that Indians have better exposure than their contemporaries in other teams
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Rishabh Pant (left) and Mohd Siraj celebrate India’s 2-1 series win over Australia at Brisbane on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images
Four days have elapsed since the incredible Indian win at Gabba, and the cricket world remains captivated. While the Indians have reached home after the long, intense but exhilarating series, the Australians are justifiably disappointed. What made this depleted, injury-hit India side pull off the win, and what made a strong Australian team face defeat at home?
Hurt Aussies
The hosts must be hurting, and an assessment of what went wrong must be underway. At the start of the series, Australia were firm favourites even against a full-strength India team. The rebuilding process that started in 2018 had borne positive results, and Tim Paine was seen as an integral part of the revival of Australian cricket. The bowling has been top-notch with Pat Cummins being exceptional and Josh Hazlewood matching him step for step. However, Nathan Lyon was frustrated by the stout resistance against his bowling, and he did not really get into a rhythm in the series. This explains the last day performance of the bowlers in the last two Tests. Much of the credit should go to Cheteshwar Pujara who simply played such a large volume of balls that he took away the potency of the spinner even when he bowled to other Indian batsmen. Mitchell Starc was rushed for a scan of his hamstring after the Test, which hints at the fact that he might have been carrying a niggle. Starc has been magnificent in the past and I think he has earned the leniency that will make selectors overlook this one blip.
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