After dominating their opponents in every facet of the game, the Australian side finished off a convincing victory in the third Test in Indore. Ian Chappell, a former Australian captain, complained about the twisting track set up for the Indore Test, reminding India of their recent victory over Australia in two series.
Australia quickly overtook India’s total, despite an early hiccup in the morning session of the third day, owing to an explosive knock from opener Travis Head. Ian Ian Chappell, a former Australian cricketer, was quick to criticize Australia for their bad choice to omit the southpaw from the opening Test of the series.
The former Australian captain was dissatisfied with the Indore surface and said India did not need to prepare rank turners as they won back-to-back Test series in Australia while playing on completely different surfaces. He also criticized the players’ and management’s contributions to the field of play.
“That was absurd” (on dropping Head in Nagpur Test). It was ignorance by non-selection. At least the Australians have realized their mistakes. India needs to realize its mistakes. attempting to craft pitches that are appropriate for India. Have the Indians lost sight of their victories in the most recent Test series in Australia? What in the world were the curator, the administrators, the players, the coaches, and everyone else doing? Why in the world are they contributing to the pitch?” said ESPN Cricinfo Ian Chappell.
I believe the key was cheaply bowling India out in the first innings. Ian Chappell
After reflecting on the game, Ian Chappell believed that India’s failure to bat in the first innings was the crucial turning point in the Test match. Australia’s tenacious batting effort in their first innings gave the visitors a good lead and made their fourth-inning objective manageable.
“In my perspective, the key was to cheaply bowl out India in the first innings. Once they had done that, they had a chance to take a good lead. On this pitch, it was not a massive lead, but it was still quite helpful. Then, with only a low score to chase in the second inning, “Added he.
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