Former Indian cricketer Sairaj Bahatule praised the Indian bowling attack, saying that bowlers can do well on any surface. Team India beat Australia by a record margin of innings and 132 runs in the first Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test 2023. The hosts wrapped up the opener of the four-match Test series in three days.
The Australian batsmen struggled against the Indian spinners in Nagpur as they were bowled out for 177 and 91 runs respectively in two innings. Ravindra Jadeja, who returned after six months, took five wickets in the first innings, while his spin bowling partner Ravichandran Ashwin took five wickets in the second innings. The Indian spin bowling duo took 15 of the visitors’ 20 wickets.
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It was not an unplayable surface sairaj bahutule
Sairaj Bahutule praised the Indian batsmen for rising to the challenge and the bowlers for delivering as a unit on a good Test ground. He pointed out that the all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, who batted in the lower order, scored fifty in a field where neither Australia batsman scored a half-century.
“I thought it was a proper Test wicket. Now, this is India and obviously, you know, we’ll play to our advantage. Having said that, it was not an unplayable surface as such. Rohit (Sharma) got a hundred in the same throw. And as you know, the 7 (Jadeja) scored 70 and the 9 (Axar) scored 84, which shows that if one could apply, there were chances to get runs. Having said that, we have an attack that can work well on any surface.” Bahutule said.
Former Indian cricketer Sairaj Bahutule is the Spin Bowling Coach for the Cricket Control Board of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) of India (BCCI). The Indian team management selected the Mumbai leg spinner to assist the Indian spinners during the test series.
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All the players worked hard sairaj bahutule
sairaj bahutule he said he was happy with the way the team played as a unit to beat Australia and that the spinners used their experience effectively.
“I’m very pleased with the way the team played as a unit and defeated Australia. All the players worked hard for this victory. The spinners also played their part, put their experience into practice.” Bahutule said.
India will take on Australia in the second test of the four-match series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday, February 17. The hosts need to win this match to all but confirm their place in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final, which is scheduled to be played at the Oval in England on June 8.
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