Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian cricket workforce captain, is extremely impressed with the efficiency of the aspect within the first Test in opposition to Australia. Playing with out common captain Rohit Sharma, the aspect notched a memorable win over Australia in Perth with Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli stepping up. But the ‘most spectacular’ efficiency, based on Gavsakar, got here from debutant allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Reddy scored 41 and 38* whereas additionally taking a wicket.
“…the most impressive innings was from Nitish Reddy. He showed an awareness of what was required which belied the fact that he was making his Test debut. Even in the first innings, he displayed a refreshing grasp of scoring opportunities and ended up as the top scorer. His bowling too came in handy, and his fielding was outstanding. Here is a man for the future,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
However, on Day 1 of the first Test, Gavaskar had doubted whether or not Reddy was prepared for Test cricket. “I would have thought that on these Australian wickets, there are big boundaries, so I thought you would have gone with both of them (R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja). But this is a new management, new thinking. They have gone with Nitish Kumar Reddy, who is a promising cricketer, make no mistake about that. But is he ready for Test cricket?” he had stated throughout commentary.
Gavaskar, in his newest evaluation, additionally praised Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul.
“This time India goes to Adelaide, having once again proven all the experts wrong in Perth with a performance that can be ranked in the top 10 victories in recent times. Jasprit Bumrah led from the front with a bowling effort that would have tested the greatest of batters across eras. He was constantly at them, and there was hardly a delivery that the batters could relax against, as he asked uncomfortable questions regularly. While Bumrah definitely had help from the pitch, the way the batters batted on an unfamiliar surface was most heartening,” Gavaskar wrote.
“That young Yashasvi Jaiswal showed he is a quick learner was evident by the straightness of his bat at the start of the second innings. As he settled down with wonderful guidance from K.L. Rahul at the other end, one could see the Aussie shoulders sagging at the inevitability of another big hundred from this prodigy. Their heads drooped even more as Virat Kohli cashed in on the solid platform set by the opening pair to get another century in Australia.”
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