Australian strategy: Indian team will get traditional pace and bounce in Gaba
The pitch will be different from the Brisbane Test won by India in 2021, the wicket will be according to the fame of Gabba.
Ankush Pandey
To stop the Indian team from winning the third consecutive series in Australia, the Australian management is not in the mood to give any chance to the guests this time. In the third Test starting on December 14, Rohit Sharma's team will be welcomed by the traditional pace and bounce of Gabba.
This time the pitch of Gabba will be somewhat different from the Test played between the two countries in 2021. Three years ago, the Indian team defeated Australia by three wickets on the same ground, thanks to Rishabh Pant's unbeaten innings of 89 runs, breaking its pride of being invincible here for 33 years. Then in the later sessions, the wicket also helped the batsmen and spinners. This time the fast bowlers are expected to dominate.
Gabba's pitch curator David Sandursky has made it clear that the wicket will be according to the fame of Gabba. Sandursky said, we are preparing such a wicket which will have pace and uniform bounce. We are preparing such a wicket on Gabba.are preparing a traditional pitch of.
In 2021, India played the Test at Gaba from 15 to 19 January. Then it was the last phase of summer, due to which the wicket broke. This time the Test is being held in the first phase of summer. During this time the wicket remains moist, which helps the fast bowlers. According to Sandersky, this time the pitch may be different.
The decision to conduct the test first is strategic
Australia played the last Test match in Brisbane against West Indies from 25 to 28 January this year. Here too Australia lost by 8 runs. After losing to India here in 2021, Australia defeated England here by nine wickets in 2021 and South Africa by six wickets in 2022. Both the Tests were played in early December. This is the reason why Cricket Australia decided to play India in Brisbane before Christmas instead of playing in the later season. In the Adelaide Test, 15 wickets fell on the first day of the pink ball. Sandursky says that the pitch here will also be similar in the beginning
There are 5 players in the team who have conquered the Gaba ground
India has golden memories associated with the Gaba ground. Pant and Mohammad Siraj gave India a historic victory over Australia here. The five cricketers who played in the 2021 Gaba Test are Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar and Mohammad Siraj in this team
Siraj took five wickets for 73 runs in the second innings here. Sundar took four wickets in total and played important innings of 62 and 22 runs. Pant scored 23 and a match-winning unbeaten 89. Gill scored 7 and 91 runs.
Team reached Brisbane: The Indian team stayed in Adelaide till Tuesday. Here Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal practiced hard with the red ball in the nets. According to the video released by BCCI, the team reached Brisbane on Wednesday.
Hayden also admitted that the conditions would be challenging
The series is tied at 1-1 after Australia's 10-wicket win in the Adelaide Test. Australian legend Matthew Hayden also believes that the Brisbane pitch will have bounce. Hayden says that the Indian bowlers will have to target the line of the fourth and fifth stumps to take advantage of the bounce from the pitch. Only then will they get help from the bounce of the pitch.
Hayden also said that the Indian batsmen will have to adapt to the challenging conditions here and bat accordingly. They will have to bat for more than a day. Batting for less than a day would be unacceptable. They will have to keep themselves around a score of 350
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