The Australian opener, Joe Burns, who played career-saving innings on Saturday in the day-night Test, has barred himself from giving any advice for his Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw on how to get back in-form. Shaw suffered back-to-back failures in the opening Test of the four-match series against Australia. The selectors showed support in him but the youngster managed only a duck and four in the two innings of the day-night Test.
Burns, who himself was out of form before he smashed an unbeaten fifty, said he is hoping his Indian counterpart Shaw doesn’t score runs at all in the Border-Gavaskar trophy. The 31-year-old cricketer said he would offer some tips to the Indian batsman but after the conclusion of the Test series.
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During a recent chat with ANI, Joe Burns said, “I wouldn’t give him any advice as I am playing against him. I’m hoping that he makes no runs at all. I actually don’t know what form he is been in. I haven’t been following him. He is obviously a quality player if he is playing for India. I might give advice at the end of the series, but not after the first game.”
Burns was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah in the first innings after the opening batsman managed to score just eight runs off 41 balls but scored an unbeaten fifty in the second essay. Burns had come into this Test match with a lean patch as he did not manage to get going in the two warm-up matches games against the Indians as well.
India suffered a huge loss by 8 wickets in the first Test of the four-match series. On the third day of the first Test, India was bundled out for 36 in the second innings and Australia was given a meager target of 90 runs to go 1-0 ahead. Australia chased down the total comfortably inside 21 overs with eight wickets in hand.
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Describing the same, Burns said, “More than anything else, it was nice to get back in the rhythm. Just wanted to get the job done and an amazing day for Australia cricket. We had bowled well in the first inning too but didn’t get any reward.”
