“Doesn’t Make Any Sense”: Australia Great Ridicules India’s Ahmedabad Test Strategy

The Indian cricket crew did not get off to the best of begins within the 4th Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to Australia, with Usman Khawaja punishing the hosts with a century on the primary day. While there is not any denying that not a lot assist was out there from the floor to bowlers, Australia nice Ian Chappell has additionally questioned the hosts’ technique to come back across the wicket in opposition to left-handers, admitting that he could not perceive the choice.

“One thing I can’t understand is India’s desire to come around the wicket the whole time to a left-hander. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. You speak to all the good left-handers that I’ve spoken to, and they say that right-arm over the wicket is the toughest guy to face. It’s okay every now and again for a bit of a change around the wicket,” Chappell informed ESPNcricinfo.

Khawaja, the left-hander, hardly seemed troubled when dealing with the Indian bowlers, be it pacers or spinners, as he registered his 14th Test century. Chappell feels the ‘across the wicket technique’ works properly in England, however on pitches which might be supplied in India, it is ridiculous.

“Maybe around the wicket works more in England. But in India, ridiculous, particularly to a player like Usman Khawaja, whose great strength is his onside, and we saw that today. Why would you angle the ball into his pads when that’s exactly what he wants? Khawaja looked at ease the whole time. India haven’t come up with a solution to Khawaja’s batting, and it’s really starting to hurt them,” Chappell added.

With Australia trailing the 4-match task 1-2, Khawaja has given laid the platform for the vacationers to forge a comeback and go for a series-levelling win within the Ahmedabad Test.

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