hype about the Indian team in the Indian media, what will matter most in Sydney would be the toss - just like it was in each of the 3 earlier tests !
And, if the pitch at Sydney is going to assist spinners, the toss would be even more huge here than it was in the earlier tests !
On a generous note, the full strength Indian team is at par with this depleted Australian team. And so it will badly need to win the toss to win the series 3-1 !
Virat is faced with yet another tough decision to make though Rohit has made his job easier to some extent. Generally the winning combo is not disturbed and on the top of it all the 11 have delivered. Virat could be tempted to fill Rohit's slot with Hardik Pandya and though will not be totally wrong decision but might not be the best.First,the 3 pacers can't be dropped but Ashwin certainly picks himself as 1st spinner given the amount of pressure he is able to generate comparative to Jadeja.2nd, jadeja alone is not that successful as seen at MCG and even earlier but in tandem with Ashwin he manages to excel not only himself but even Ashwin at times.At MCG it was seen whole of 4the day the bowlers toiled especially Jadeja and I feel Ashwin would have been more effective.So the options are Ashwin and Jadeja or Ashwin and Hardik.Hanuman Vihari of course is a make shift opener though he delivered by resolutely standing up the tough opening conditions.
Rohit Sharama is anyway not doing much with the bat.In the first innings of Melbourne Test he had two lives and failed in the second.I am surprised Rishabh Pant who is a regular opener is not being asked to open.He should open and Vihari should come at six.Kuldeep Yadav who is a better spinner should replace Jadeja.
But India has forgotten to play spin over the years. In fact we have struggled against Moeen, Swann, Panesar, and now Lyon. And our spinners have never been threatening on overseas pitches. The threat of spin ended with Kumble.
But India has forgotten to play spin over the years. In fact we have struggled against Moeen, Swann, Panesar, and now Lyon. And our spinners have never been threatening on overseas pitches. The threat of spin ended with Kumble.
The great Gordon Greendidge once played an entire day batting for his country when his new born daughter lay in the ICU. She died the next day which is when Greenidge left the team. His place was never in danger as he was already a batting legend by then. This moron Rohit Sharma could have played the 4th Test & then gone to meet his daughter. After all she was born before he reached. He is doing national duty by playing for the country & in a tight series the first priority should be given to the country. But in these days of warped priorities these moronic Indians have no sense of nationalism. They know only how to use their filthy tongues but hate the nation from within. No wonder they get married abroad, want to settle abroad, send their kids for higher education abroad & the list goes on.....
