It’s the final day of a tense Test match. Australia have set a target for India that seemed, on paper, too tough to overhaul. India were mi...
It’s the final day of a tense Test match. Australia have set a target for India that seemed, on paper, too tough to overhaul. India were missing their regular captain but the stand-in skipper was keen to make a statement. Deep down everyone knew perhaps that a draw would be the best result for India and a creditable one too but as time went on, chances of an Indian win went from improbable to wow-this-could-actually-be-happening. In the final stages of the match, India even were the favourites it seemed like.
The run-chase of Adelaide 2014 ended in glorious defeat for Virat Kohli’s men.
The run-chase of Brisbane 2021 ended in a historic win for Ajinkya Rahane’s men.
But in two matches six years and a little more apart, the underlying trait was the same: fearlessness.
“At no point did we not think about chasing the score down,” Kohli had said in 2014 at the end of his first match as Test captain.
“We have come here to play positive cricket. No sort of negativity is welcome in this group. That’s the kind of belief we have come here with. This has been one of our strongest performances overseas in the past two-three years, and I am really...
