IND vs AUS: Lack of application is the reason India failed to replicate what their Australian counterpart did on Day 1 of the Indore Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, said Harbhajan Singh. The veteran bowler suggested that the Indian spinners failed to hit the right length. Australian Spnners manipulated the field to their advantage, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, and Kuhnemann exploited the surface at Holkar Cricket Stadium very well as nine Indian batters became their victim while Mohammed Siraj was run out.
As for team India, Ravindra Jadeja was the lone bright spot. He took 4 wickets, while other bowlers Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel got assistance but failed to get wickets.
Harbhajan suggested that the Indian spinners launched it too full at the start of the innings which restricted them to get more swirl from the surface.
“The spinners didn’t find their length at the start. They bowled too maximum and the batting becomes comfortable in such a case because the ball does not spin that much. When the ball is excessively close to the bat or pad, it doesn’t get a chance either to bounce or rotate,” Harbhajan told Star Sports.
The veteran spinner pointed out what went wrong for India which allowed opener Usman Khawaja to get set as he scored 60 runs and looked cut above the rest on Day 1 in the batting department.
“As a spinner, you shouldn’t expect that they will play the sweep and so you should bowl full. Until they do that (play the sweep), you have to bowl at a good length. The good-length area remains a good-length spot whether you are playing in Australia or India. Khawaja also got set because of that,” he added.
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