Not just the margin of victory, it’s the aura of this team playing at home that is quite incredible. It seems as if they want to increase the degree of difficulty themselves so that the team can be tested before the Australia series.
In Chennai, they chose not to play on their favoured black-soil pitch despite having the best spin troika in the world. A red-soil pitch with decent bounce seemed good preparation for Australia and after being reduced to 144/6, the batting prowess of the two bowling allrounders Ashwin and Jadeja once again underlined India’s depth.
Virtually every box was ticked in Chennai barring two back-to-back low scores by the two superstars of Indian batting – Virat Kohli and Rohit. But all the others got runs and the five bowlers did what was expected of them.
“It was a great result, looking at what lies ahead. We were playing after a while but were in touch with the game. It was important that we work as a group and that’s what happened here as we got the win,” Rohit said.
There’s hardly a grey area to worry about and it will be interesting to see what India’s gameplan is for the Kanpur Test starting on Friday. There’s a theory that Jasprit Bumrah shouldn’t be overworked before Australia, but he has bowled only 21 overs in the first Test and there’s no reason to rest him in Kanpur.
Will Kuldeep get a go?
If it is a black-soil pitch at the Green Park, there is a possibility that left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav will get a go. He was in magnificent form in the last Test series against England at home and can be a genuine wicket-taking option in Australia. If there’s a chance of the ball turning a bit, the spinner should an ideal candidate in place of Akash Deep.
Not that there’s any reason to drop the Bengal pacer. He got two important wickets in the first innings and looked good with the new ball but the Indian team management should look to keep Kuldeep’s morale high.
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