India vs Australia 2nd Test Scorecard: India had to suffer a crushing defeat by 10 wickets in the Adelaide Test. In this pink-ball test match, Team India could not do well in both batting and bowling. The team’s failure was exposed when no Indian batsman could even score a fifty. The defeat of the Adelaide Test has highlighted another problem of the Indian team that in bowling, Jasprit Bumrah cannot single-handedly carry the entire team. Keeping all these aspects in mind, let us know who were the 5 culprits of India’s defeat in the second test?
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli loves scoring runs on Australian pitches. As soon as he scored a century in the second innings of the Perth Test, the expectations of something big from his side had increased in Adelaide. But what actually happened was that Kohli could score only 7 and 11 runs respectively in both the innings of the pink-ball test match. Everyone had expectations from Kohli due to his figure of more than 2,000 runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy history, but the result of his failure was that the middle order batting collapsed badly.
2. Rohit Sharma
This fact is not hidden from anyone that Rohit Sharma does not play well on Australian pitches. He could not play the first test match of the current series due to personal reasons. He returned in the Adelaide Test, but it did not make any difference to the team. Seeing the form of KL Rahul, Rohit had decided to leave his position and bat at sixth position. This experiment proved to be a complete failure as he could score only 3 and 6 runs in the two innings. Let us tell you that Rohit’s average in Australia is less than 28.
3. Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana has made his international debut in this series. He has completely failed in playing the role of third main fast bowler. During Australia’s first innings, Harshit was the only bowler who could not take any wicket. Harshit was also responsible for the defeat of the Indian team because he gave away runs at an economy rate of 5.40, which is very high in a test match. Actually the truth is that Harshit is not able to fill the place of the third main fast bowler. He could not take a single wicket in the Adelaide Test.
4. Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin is undoubtedly one of the greatest bowlers in the world. But when a player is in form, the Indian team management must have understood well how difficult it can be to replace him. Sundar has been in good form since the series against New Zealand, where he scored 89 runs along with taking 16 wickets. In the Perth Test, he scored 33 runs with the bat and took 2 wickets with tight bowling. In his place, Ashwin neither proved to be more effective with the bat nor could his bowling leave an impression.
5. Shubhman Gill
Shubman Gill, popularly known as ‘Prince’ of Team India, could not play in the Perth Test due to injury. He had indicated that he was in good form by scoring a fifty in the practice match against Prime Minister’s XI. But when it came to scoring runs in the real match, Gill’s bat became silent. Gill got the start in both the innings, in which he scored 31 and 28 runs respectively. It was Gill’s responsibility to convert these runs into big innings by understanding the bounce and pace of the pitch, but his failure has also proved to be the reason for the defeat of Team India.
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