Before the match, there was a lot of talk about the Nagpur pitch. Which a few former Australian players said would help the spinners.
Australia, led by Pat Cummins at the moment, In the series opener against India in Nagpur, the first Test team received a reality check.
On Saturday, the Australian team fell humiliatingly by innings and 132 runs. Despite their dominance in the scenes leading up to the series.
In both departments, India outplayed Australia because they set the rules from the start. Ravindra Jadeja completed a fifer in his first international outing since returning from an injury. The Kangaroos were packed for 177 when they batted first.
After that, captain Rohit Sharma led India to a total of 400 runs on the board. The skipper finished with 120 runs, and Jadeja and Axar Patel also contributed with healthy runs.
In the second innings, Australia once again failed to withstand the Indian attack, but R Ashwin prevailed.
As the competition came to an end after three days, Australia had enough seats for 91. Before the match, there was a lot of talk about the Nagpur pitch. Which a few former Australian players said would help the spinners.
A new report that once again addresses the Nagpur pitch is now available. Cricket.com.au reports that with the Test ends in just three days. The Australian management had planned a special training session on the familiar Nagpur track.
However, for the visitors, things did not go as planned when ground staff watered the pitch hours after the game was over.
According to a report published in the Indian Express. Cricket Australia stated, “A member of the VCA Stadium groundstaff was observed hosing down the pitch.
After the Australians left the VCA Stadium on Saturday afternoon shortly after India had wrapped up an innings victory within three days.”
He continued, “The Australians had requested that the pitch be kept intact to permit their misfiring top-order valuable additional practice the following afternoon.”
While it is not unusual to water the wicket square after a Test, “he stated. On SEN, the same was confirmed by Australia coach Andrew McDonald.
The Australian coach stated that the scheduled session was an opportunity for their batters to adjust to the “extreme” conditions rather than “naughty boy nets.”
In the four-match series, Australia is 0-1 down and will hope for a change of fortune on February 17 in New Delhi.