Legendary Indian opener, Sunil Gavaskar said it’s unfair to blame the Indian batsmen for the way they were dismissed on Day 3 of the Pink-ball Test against Australia on Saturday. India got bundled out for their lowest Test total of 36 after none of their batsmen got past the single-digit score.
Sunil Gavaskar lauded the Australian pace bowlers, saying any team in India’s position would not have failed to surpass the tally of 80-90, highlighting the quality of fast-bowling that was on display in the first session on Saturday. Josh Hazlewood picked up 5 wickets for just 8 runs while Pat Cummins finished the day with a spell of 4/21 as the two Australia pacers came up with one of the most exhilarating spells of fast bowling.
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Talking about the same on Channel 7, Sunil Gavaskar said, “I mean, any team that is all-out for its lowest test score since the time it started playing cricket, that’s never good to see. But having said that, if any other team had been facing that kind of bowling, they would have also got out, maybe be not all-out for 36, maybe 72, or 80-90. So it’s not fair to blame the Indian batsmen for the way they got out because it was just simply superb bowling by the Australian bowlers.”
The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli said he was disappointed that India let slip the advantage after being in a commanding position for the first 2 days. India posted 244 in the first innings and bowled Australia out for 191 before the big collapse.
Talking about the same, Virat said, “It’s very hard to put those feeling into words. We had a lead of 60-odd when we arrived. And then just collapsed. Played two days of good cricket to get in a position and then just lose it in an hour. Really hurts. Probably didn’t have enough intent in the batting today. It’s something that needs to be reflected and learned from.”
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India will be without Virat Kohli when they return for the Boxing Day Test, scheduled to be commencing on December 26 as the India skipper heads home on paternity leave.
