「スタークはそれほど難しくないだろう…」 – プジャラは「史上最大の勝利の脚本に」とマントラを捧げる

Honestly, there isn’t much left for the visitors in the IND vs AUS second Test in Adelaide. India is 128/5, trail by another 29 runs, with Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy at the crease. Not that they can’t add another 100-200 together, but in general, Indian batting has been poor, where there has been no application.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma threw away their wickets, and their techniques lie exposed. In short, in all likelihood, it won’t take the Aussies long, before they wrap up the proceedings on day 3. Batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is a bit realistic of the team’s chances, and went on to say that, if India wins, “It would be the greatest victory”.

“It would be the greatest victory in the history of Test cricket if India managed to beat Australia. Pant and Reddy will have to add at least 100 runs before thinking about anything else. You can’t challenge Australia with a small lead. Scoring 60-70 runs will not help, and the two will have to go big, and then you have R Ashwin, who knows how to bat.

“It is a tough mountain to climb, and it will not be easy by any means. Both Pant and Reddy will have to be careful against Mitchell Starc, and if they can handle him for one-half of the first session, he will not be that difficult to face. They will have to make sure to keep him away from wickets,” Cheteshwar Pujara said on Star Sports.

Having said that, there isn’t much left on the batting front for India. There’s just a certain R Ashwin, who would throw his bat around for a quick 15-20, with Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj to follow, thereafter.