Indoor: India will face a big challenge on the second day if they want to regain dominance against Australia in the indoor cricket test. The Aussies, including Steve Smith and Marnes Labuschagne, have returned, but with a first innings lead of 47 runs with six wickets remaining, Australia will be a big challenge for India.
The main challenge for India on the second day is to prevent Australia’s lead from crossing 100. The Indian fans hope that the pitch on the second day will help the Indian spinners in the first session as the pitch helped the Aussie spinners in the first session on the first day. But even if the pitch helps, there is another major challenge waiting for India. India has lost all three DRS on the turning pitch. Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets of Aussies and lost all three. Jadeja was dismissed before Marnes Labuschagne opened his account, but it was a no-ball.
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After this, India took a review twice against Labashein off the ball of Jadeja and lost. It was under Jadeja’s insistence that Rohit took the review both times. Wicket keeper Srikar Bharat was also asked for his opinion twice but Rohit rejected Jadeja’s opinion as a senior player. It was Jadeja who took a review against Smith for the third time and lost. This time too, it was Jadeja who made Rohit, who was confused, take the review.
India lost all three reviews as the umpire called not out. Former Indian player Sanjay Manjrekar openly says that senior junior should not be considered while taking the review and the opinion of junior players like Srikar Bharat should also be taken into account. In his commentary on Star Sports, Manjrekar said that even if the senior players are forced to take a review, the opinion of wicketkeeper Bharath should be given importance regardless of the fact that he is a junior player and the wicketkeeper can give more clarity in this regard.
Last Updated Mar 1, 2023, 6:22 PM IST