Former Australia participant and India coach Greg Chappell believes Australia can win the upcoming high-profile four-match Test sequence as India are “vulnerable” this time with accidents to key gamers like Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah. While the swashbuckling keeper-batter Pant is dominated out for many a part of the 12 months as he continues to get well from accidents sustained throughout a horrific automobile crash, Indian tempo ace Bumrah (again harm) doesn’t determine within the Indian squad for the primary two Tests.
“Australia can win this series. India are more vulnerable at home than they have been for some time due to injuries to key players like Rishbah Pant, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah. They will rely closely on Virat Kohli,” Chappell wrote in an opinion piece for ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.
Premier spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who recovered from a knee harm and made a comeback within the Ranji Trophy final month, is within the Indian squad for the Test sequence starting in Nagpur on Thursday.
“Visiting teams are often fooled by a game that seems to be going nowhere but suddenly changes at a frenetic pace. The Indians are used to this, so Australia will need to adapt quickly with mind, bat and ball,” stated the previous India coach.
Finger spinner Ashton Agar, who’s Australia’s solely left-arm tweaker within the squad, needs to be most well-liked to accomplice Nathan Lyon on turning tracks, Chappell stated.
“Should the pitches favour spin, which is more likely, I expect Ashton Agar to get the nod because finger spin is considered to be more accurate,” stated the 74-year-old Chappell who scored 7110 runs from 87 Tests with a powerful common of 53.86 between 1970 and 1984.
“Anil Kumble who took 619 wickets in Test cricket, rarely strayed off the straight and narrow. His stock in trade were fast, flat leg breaks which were always threatening the stumps. Batters knew if they missed, they were in trouble. Jadeja’s stock in trade is similarly unerring.”
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