It was really great to see the Indian batsmen coming out and batting so well in Australia. Just a few months ago Team India had a horrible time in the last 3 test matches in England. The batting didn't work at all . In fact they went down to an innocuous bowler like Moeen Ali.
In this test at Adelaide didn't start well for India. In just first 4.1 overs Australia had scored 41 runs Varun Aaron and Mohommad Sami were hit all over the place by David Warner. Only Ishant Sharma bowled well. Indian did pick up the wickets but at the end of the first day Australia wee 352/6 with Michal Clarke retired hurt.
On the third day Clarke came back to bat and scored briskly with Smith. But thankfully for India only 30 overs were possible in the entire day because of rain intervention Australia declared at 517.
However India's luck has changed in the third day , the entire team batted well and managed a score of 369/5 with Virat Kohli hitting an excellent century and Murli Vijay, Chateswar Pujara and Rahane scoring 50 plus. India managed to get all the three sessions of the third day.
One just hopes that last 5 wickets of India gives reasonable contribution to the Indian total and that Team India somehow matches the Australian score or even better if it surpasses it.
The pitch is excellent for batting but tomorrow is the fourth day so there is bound to be some help for the bowlers especially the spinners. The two wickets that Nathan Lyon picked up today was due to the ball pitching on the rough that was created by the footmarks of the fast bowlers who bowled round the wicket (and Indian quick bowlers did bowl and lots of balls round the wicket so they indirectly helped Nathan Lyon with the two wickets).
Karan Sharma would have a bigger role to play in the Australian second innings since there is an excellent rough on the two sides of the wicket.
It was interesting to the Australian players reaction when Virat Kohli was hit on the helmet by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer. The entire team gathered around Kohli including the bowler to see if everything is fine . This has been an extremely emotional test match for the Aussies the palyers have been dedicating their centuries and fifties to late Phil Huges. Even when an Indian wicket fell they remebered Huges by thumping their chests. A wonderful gesture by the Australian players.
Let's hope tomorrow will be a day of excellent competitive cricket.
In this test at Adelaide didn't start well for India. In just first 4.1 overs Australia had scored 41 runs Varun Aaron and Mohommad Sami were hit all over the place by David Warner. Only Ishant Sharma bowled well. Indian did pick up the wickets but at the end of the first day Australia wee 352/6 with Michal Clarke retired hurt.
On the third day Clarke came back to bat and scored briskly with Smith. But thankfully for India only 30 overs were possible in the entire day because of rain intervention Australia declared at 517.
However India's luck has changed in the third day , the entire team batted well and managed a score of 369/5 with Virat Kohli hitting an excellent century and Murli Vijay, Chateswar Pujara and Rahane scoring 50 plus. India managed to get all the three sessions of the third day.
One just hopes that last 5 wickets of India gives reasonable contribution to the Indian total and that Team India somehow matches the Australian score or even better if it surpasses it.
The pitch is excellent for batting but tomorrow is the fourth day so there is bound to be some help for the bowlers especially the spinners. The two wickets that Nathan Lyon picked up today was due to the ball pitching on the rough that was created by the footmarks of the fast bowlers who bowled round the wicket (and Indian quick bowlers did bowl and lots of balls round the wicket so they indirectly helped Nathan Lyon with the two wickets).
Karan Sharma would have a bigger role to play in the Australian second innings since there is an excellent rough on the two sides of the wicket.
It was interesting to the Australian players reaction when Virat Kohli was hit on the helmet by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer. The entire team gathered around Kohli including the bowler to see if everything is fine . This has been an extremely emotional test match for the Aussies the palyers have been dedicating their centuries and fifties to late Phil Huges. Even when an Indian wicket fell they remebered Huges by thumping their chests. A wonderful gesture by the Australian players.
Let's hope tomorrow will be a day of excellent competitive cricket.
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