Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that the first cause behind India selecting rank turners, pitches which have completed Tests in lower than three days, is because of the absence of a powerful tempo assault .
He stated, ‘Taking 20 wickets in India won’t be straightforward. On quite a lot of Indian pitches, with out your skilled bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami and the marginally inexperienced Mohammed Siraj, I do not assume the bowling assault is that sturdy. But with a bit of assist from a dry pitch, India can in all probability take 20 wickets. I feel that is the pondering behind getting ready this sort of pitch.
Jasprit Bumrah has been out of motion because the India-Australia T20 sequence final September and is about to overlook everything of IPL 2023 in addition to the World Test Championship remaining, in keeping with The Indian Express.
Gavaskar additional stated, “For India to reach the World Test Championship final, they had no other option (other than making turning tracks). If you had a strong attack, maybe you could have done something differently but your strength You have spinners and that’s why I think these pitches are being made. You don’t want flat pitches where batsmen go out and dominate. These pitches are testing the temperament of the batsmen.”
After retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the fourth time in a row by successful the primary two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi, India have been bested by Australia within the third assembly in Indore, taking the sequence 2–1 going into the ultimate Test.
After successful the toss and electing to bat first, India have been bundled out for 109 on the primary day earlier than Australia took an 88-run first innings lead.
In the second innings, the hosts managed solely 163, leaving the guests solely 76 to chase, which they did within the first session on the third day with 9 wickets in hand.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
