Veteran Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik trolled the Australian media on social media for their obsession with star off-spinner R Ashwin. However, BCCI announced that the third Test between India and Australia has been moved to Indore due to concerns regarding the quality of the outfield at the original venue in Dharamsala.
Notably, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association is surrounded by snow-capped mountains of the Dauladhar range. And, Fox Cricket, one of the Australian media, shared the news that the third Test is being moved from Dharamshala to Indore and captioned it, “BREAKING: The third India Test has been moved to a new venue … where Ravichandran Ashwin averages 12.50 with the ball.
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“The admin here clearly is one hell of a worrier. Seems to play more mind games with the Australian team than the other way around #INDvsAUS #BGT2023,” Dinesh Karthik replied, taking a dig as well.
The admin here clearly is one hell of a worrier
Seems to play more mind games with the Australian team than the other way around 😅#INDvsAUS #BGT2023 https://t.co/8gFW71ujpa
— DK (@DineshKarthik) February 13, 2023
However, after the win in the first Test, India captain Rohit Sharma said: “Very important at the start of the series. Happy that I could put the performance for the team. Was unfortunate that I had to miss few Tests because of injuries but I’m happy to be back. Since I was appointed Test captain, have played just two Tests. Got Covid in England, missed South Africa, got a freak injury against Bangladesh. Was ready for this one. The last few years, the kind of pitches we are playing in India, you need to have application and some sort of plan to score runs. I’ve grown up playing a lot in Mumbai on surfaces that turns a lot.”
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He continued: “You need to be slightly unorthodox as well, use your feet. Need to put pressure on bowlers as well by doing something different. And that different could be whatever suits you – using your feet, sweeping, reverse-sweeping. It was the first two overs from the seamers. 2/2 – starting a game like that, you’re in the ascendancy. Opposition is under pressure from there. We know we have quality in our spin department. But the seamers can be threatening as well on a pitch like that.”
