Sydney: Australia suffered a miserable defeat in the first match against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Aussies lost by an innings and 132 runs in the match at Nagpur. All of Australia’s top players lost the match. The Aussies had no idea how to play against the Indian spinners.
One of the most criticized players after the failure is David Warner. Warner took just one run in the first innings and was out for 10 runs when he came to second. First, the player was bowled by Mohammed Shami. In the second innings, he was caught in front of the wicket by R Ashwin. With this, the criticism became sharper. But former Australian player Shaun Tait has come in support of Warner.
Tait says he can only do so much against a bowler like Ashwin. “There is no point in blaming Warner. So much can a batsman do against Ashwin’s ever-threatening balls. Warner started well in the second innings. A few shots hinted at his return to form. But the truth is that Ashwin was in better form than that,” Tait said.
“Ashwin bowled at offstump. The actor is also in good form. What more can you do against Ashwin who bowls with such precision? Warner is a player who clearly knows what to do on Indian pitches. “Don’t forget them either,” Tate said.
India won the Test by an innings. After surrendering a first innings lead of 223 runs, Australia were all out for just 91 runs in 32.3 overs on Day 3 and lost by an innings and 132 runs. With the win, India took a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. Ashwin, who took five wickets, bowled the Aussies in the second innings. Jadeja and Shami took two wickets each. Score Australia 177, 91, India 400.
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