Delhi: In the first match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India defeated Australia by 295 runs under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah. After this, in the second test, Australia made a spectacular comeback and won the match by 10 wickets. Now the series is tied at 1-1, and the third Test between the two teams will be played at the Gaba ground from December 14. In the second test, Travis Head played an excellent inning of 140 runs, while Marnus Labuschagne also scored a half-century. However, the rest of the batsmen failed to perform well.
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Head’s century was brilliant
Commenting on this, former Australian opener David Warner said, “There is pressure on all the top order batsmen, not just Usman Khawaja. Travis Head scored a brilliant century, and we know he can perform well in such occasions. But other batsmen should also play like him.”
Australian batsmen will have to play long innings
Warner said, “It is not just a matter of one player, but all the top six batsmen should be given a chance to give rest to the bowlers by making big scores. “In the last match, Mitchell Starc performed brilliantly with the pink ball.” Warner hopes that Australia’s top batsmen will play big innings in Brisbane.
The role of opening batsmen is bigger
Nathan McSweeney, who made his debut in the Perth Test, has so far been able to score only 59 runs in four innings, and his opening partner Usman Khawaja has also scored only 34 runs. Khawaja has reached 50 runs only once in the last 16 innings. Former captain Steve Smith is also in bad form, having scored only 19 runs in three innings. According to Warner, the opening batsman has the most difficult role, and he feels that McSweeney is handling this challenge well.
Video: Rohit worried about Bumrah after the defeat in the second test,
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