Indian batters are facing criticism for their failures in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. The team posted 180 and 175 across both innings and lost the game by 10 wickets. Mitchell Starc took 6 wickets in the first essay, while Pat Cummins dismissed five batters in the second.
The willow holders of the visiting team failed to score an individual fifty, and the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were the most disappointing. Cheteshwar Pujara questioned the strategy adopted by the batters.
“You can’t play shots on every ball, and getting aggressive is not going to help you in Australia. You will have to give respect to the bowlers and trust your defence. I am not telling them to change their free-flow batting style, but as a batter, you have to adapt to the conditions and situations.
“You just can’t bat in one style in Test cricket. The team lacked proper planning as batting collapses have become common nowadays,” Cheteshwar Pujara said on Star Sports.
Harbhajan Singh agreed with the batter. “I totally agree with Pujara. You can’t go for shots from the first ball of your innings. Thete is no harm in leaving the balls in Test cricket. Even if you are a modern day batter, it doesn’t give you licence to play aggressively everytime. This is not how Test cricket is played. The shot selection of our batters was poor and they didn’t leave balls as much as it was needed,” Harbhajan Singh said.
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