The Indian cricket team suffered humiliation in the second match against Australia. Led by Rohit Sharma, India lost their third consecutive Test match at home against New Zealand. Now with Rohit Sharma back in Australia, the losing streak has begun again. The lead that India had built with a win in the first game of the series is now over. The series has hit the mark. Now, it will be interesting to see what happens in the remaining three games. However, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of changes in the second test.
Rohit Sharma’s move into middle-order does no good
Rohit Sharma returned for the Australia series but it didn’t prove to be a good one. Rohit took a big decision ahead of this match and fielded himself in the middle order. The opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul in the first Test match got another chance in this match. But this time, the two couldn’t get on the same page in any of the innings. This was also an important reason for India’s defeat. Not only did the first pair fail to deliver, Rohit Sharma was also unable to do anything special through the middle order. It was expected that Rohit’s presence lower in the batting order would bring strength to India, but that did not happen. Rohit Sharma was eliminated after scoring just 3 runs in the first innings and 6 runs in the second innings. Yes, Rohit might be able to do better if he returns to his old stomping grounds, i.e. opening. Rohit Sharma should now be expected to return to his old stomping ground, starting in the third Test.
Prasidh Krishna may get chance to replace Harshit Rana
At the same time, whenever the team wins, some weak points are hidden, but after a loss, all these things are exposed. Harshit Rana is the weak link of the Indian team in this match. He did not take a single wicket in the entire match and he scored many runs alone. In the first innings of the match, Harshit Rana scored 86 runs in 16 overs. His economy during this period was 5.67. Economy above 5 in a test match is considered very bad. Australia had no big target in the second innings and hence skipper Rohit Sharma did not bowl to them. Now, there is a high chance that Harshit Rana’s card will be axed in the next Test. There are still a few days left in the tournament but Prasidh Krishna, who missed the first two Tests, is likely to feature in the third Test.
If this match is very important for the Indian team
The third match of India vs Australia series will be played at the Gabba. Although India beat Australia in the last tour, it is unreasonable to expect this to happen every time. The upcoming Test match in India will be a do-or-die type of thing because if the Indian team loses the match, then the final of the World Test series will also be in trouble. There will also be concerns about losing the series. Regardless, Australia are looking much more lethal as they make a comeback after losing the first Test at home. Under such circumstances, it would be almost impossible to stop him from being here. But it remains to be seen how the Indian team performs under Rohit Sharma.
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