Australia got here to the second Check in Delhi with a pre-determined ploy to sort out spin with sweep photographs and it backfired for the visitors as they suffered a collapse on the third day. Hosts India defeated the visitors by six wickets inside three days to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophytaking an unassailable 2-0 lead within the four-match sequence.
Player of the match Jadejawho took career-best 7 for 42 in Australia’s second innings, mentioned that the Kotla wickets suited him nicely.
“These wickets swimsuit me as a result of the odd ball spins and a few keep low. I knew they’d play sweeps and reverse sweeps, so my concept was nearly maintaining it easy and straight.
“I knew they had been searching for runs, so the plan was simply bowling into the stumps. In the event that they make a mistake, I’ve an opportunity. Do not suppose the sweep is an effective possibility in opposition to me on this type of wicket,” Jadeja mentioned.
Enjoying in his one hundredth Check, Cheteshwar Pujara too mentioned it was not perfect to make use of the sweep photographs so ceaselessly.
“It isn’t a pitch to play the sweep shot resulting from low bounce,” Pujara mentioned.
The loss dashed Australia’s hopes of breaking their 19-year drought to win a sequence in India.
On their batters getting out to the sweep shot, Australian skipper Pat Cummins mentioned that they might want to overview their shot alternatives and added that this loss damage them.
“Everybody controls their very own sport, some balls simply have your title. However we’d like a overview on the shot selection, did we do issues proper? Each video games had been disappointing, this one particularly. We had been forward within the sport and that does not occur typically in India. This loss hurts,” Cummins mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
