IND vs AUS: Team India Landed with a Defensive Approach in the First Test? What are You Afraid of

Nagpur / New Delhi. The India vs Australia Test series began in Nagpur on Thursday. There was a lot of discussion about Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Ishaan Kishan, KS Bharat, Kuldeep Yadav since the start of the series. There was a race among all of them to join the playing XI. India included 3 of these 6 players in the playing eleven. With this, the discussion related to the Border Gavaskar Trophy shifted to the other side and that is whether India has entered this match with a defensive approach.

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Before telling why the matter of defensive approach arose, let us tell you India’s playing XI of Nagpur Test match. Indian Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami. There is no doubt that India is a contender for victory with this playing XI. This team can be heavy on Australia. But the matter is going further than this. It is about your approach. Thought of.

Shubman Gill is not in this Playing XI of Team India

Obviously Shubman Gill is not in this playing XI of Team India. Gill is the highest run scorer for India in the last 3 months. During this, he has scored centuries in all three formats of Test, ODI, T20. Despite this, KL Rahul given a chance as an opener in his place. KL Rahul has returned to the team after a marriage break. His last Test series also did not go very well. In such a situation, the inclusion of KL in place of Inform Shubman is probably a decision taken due to experience.

But one thing is certain that the first parameter of selection is the form of the player, on which this playing eleven does not come true. Yes, it is true that KL Rahul has scored 393 runs in 7 innings at an average of 65.70 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in 2016-17. They would definitely want to capitalize on the opportunity they got this time.

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There Was a Contest Between Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav

Similarly, there was a contest between Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav for the third spinner in the playing XI. He got heavy in this match. Akshar and Kuldeep are bowlers of different styles. Akshar is a left arm traditional spinner while Kuldeep Yadav is Chinaman. Ravindra Jadeja is also there in the Indian playing XI that landed in Nagpur. Jadeja is also a left-arm traditional spinner like Akshar. In such a situation, if Kuldeep Yadav was given a chance instead of Akshar, then it would have been an attacking move. Because this would have created three types of spinners in India’s bowling attack – off-spinner, chinaman and left-arm spinner.

With the presence of Kuldeep, the team would also get a wrist spinner, which is not there now. But the Indian team management gave Akshar a chance and the main reason for this can be attributed to his batting more than bowling. Akshar is a good batsman and can contribute well in the lower order.

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Giving Chance to KS Bharat in Place of Ishaan Kishan is Definitely Such a Decision

Giving a chance to KS Bharat in place of Ishaan Kishan is definitely such a decision, which shows that the team management has preferred wicketkeeping over batting. KS Bharat is considered a better keeper than Ishaan. His experience is also more. Nagpur’s pitch is a spin track. In such a situation, a better wicketkeeper was needed to give strength to the Indian spinners behind the wicket. Captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid’s decision should be appreciated.

As far as the pitch report of the playing eleven is concerned, then know about that also. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar while giving the pitch report said, ‘The pitch is rough. There are also many cracks. Some grass is also visible. This pitch is going to be very difficult for the left-handed batsman. At the same time, Australian veteran Matthew Hayden said that there is no doubt that it is a turning track. It is possible that this match will end before 4 days. Sanjay Manjrekar and Matthew Hayden are part of the commentary team of Star Sports.