Many a time during the course of the first Test against Australia in Adelaide, Indian fans must have experienced that sinking feeling. Tho...
Many a time during the course of the first Test against Australia in Adelaide, Indian fans must have experienced that sinking feeling. Those consistent, jarring reminders that your team is, yet again, undercooked at the start of an important away series.
Make no mistake, as greats like Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar were quick to point out, India did play their part in making the Adelaide Test an absorbing contest for two days and were at the wrong end of a fast-bowling masterclass by the Aussies. Having said that though, there was a lot that Virat Kohli’s team didn’t do right which led to the eventual outcome.
The lasting memory of this match will undoubtedly be the number 36 – India’s score in their second innings, which now happens to be their lowest team total ever in Test cricket. It was a surreal opening session on day three, Indian batsmen came and went as if it were a procession. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins were relentlessly accurate around the off-stump as Australia rolled back the years for another thumping home win.
However, to think that the eight-wicket defeat India suffered was only due to the phenomenal bowling by the hosts and not a sum of multiple errors throughout the match...
