India Vs Australia: Opening woes continue to blight India Down Under Opening stands made telling difference in Perth, where Australia prevailed by 146 runs to square the four-test series.
India Vs Australia: Opening woes continue to blight India Down Under on Business Standard. Opening stands made telling difference in Perth, where Australia prevailed by 146 runs to square the four-test series
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» Captain Virat Kohli has thrown his weight behind India's
struggling openers but the tourists' defeat in Perth showed they have yet to find a solution to their top order woes.
Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay have managed only one double-digit stand midway through the four-test series in Australia, hardly the starts that would help bring India a first test series win Down Under.
Also Read: IPL Auction 2019 – Player Retained Their struggles have intensified pressure on the middle order of a team with a lengthy tail, and number three Cheteshwar Pujara has had to walk out to bat inside four overs on three of the four occasions. Opening stands made telling difference in Perth, where Australia prevailed by 146 runs to square the four-test series.
Also Read: IPL Auction 2019 – Player Released The 112-run first innings stand between Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch laid the platform for Australia's 300-plus total in a low-scoring contest and they raised 59 in the second to help set India a target which the tourists could not achieve. Rahul, who has managed 48 in four innings, has looked like a sitting duck, with batting great Sunil Gavaskar demanding the 26-year-old be sent home to work on his game.
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