Pink ball test: Virat's return to form will make us forget the bitter memories of Adelaide
Kohli has the experience of playing four pink ball Tests and has scored a century in a day-night match
Ankush Pandey
After breaking Australia's pride in Perth, the Indian team is ready to take revenge for the bitter memories of Adelaide. Three years ago in Adelaide, the Australian team had given India a bitter cup of humiliation by restricting it to its lowest score of 36 runs. India had lost this day-night test match played with pink ball.
When the Indian team will once again face Australia in the pink ball test on the same ground from December 6, Virat Kohli, who has returned to form by scoring a century in the Perth Test, will have a chance to heal three-year-old wounds. Adelaide Oval is one of the most successful grounds for Virat. Virat has enough experience of playing Tests with the pink ball. He has played four Tests with the pink ball so far and has also scored a century. He is the only Indian to score a century in a day-night Test from India. At the Adelaide ground too, he played a memorable innings of 74 runs in the first innings before being all out for 36 runs. This time his experience and return to form in Adelaide will be useful for the Indian team.
Legend Sunil Gavaskar says that Virat has made slight improvements in his batting stance, due to which he faced the Australian bowlers better in the second innings and scored a century in Perth. In the second innings, he made a slight change in his batting stance and spread his legs a little, which made it easier for him to face the high balls. The four he hit on Hazelwood at midwicket was spectacular.
Batting for 244 minutes against the pink ball
There are only three players from the Indian team that played against Australia in Adelaide three years ago who are in the team this time. They are Virat, Jaspreet Bumrah and Ashwin. Virat and Bumrah will be the main pivot of the team in Adelaide this time too. Last time Virat batted for 244 minutes on this ground and played 180 balls.
In the second Test, the Indian team will have to rely largely on Virat's experience and his batting for success. Scoring runs against the pink ball has always been challenging, but Virat has scored runs against this ball as well.
Bumrah again became the world's number one test bowler
Bumrah reached ranking points 883
Indian fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah on Wednesday overtook Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood to top the ICC Test bowling rankings after his match-winning bowling spell against Australia in Perth. Bumrah took eight wickets for 72 runs in the match as India defeated Australia by 295 runs. Before the Perth Test, Bumrah was at the third position in the bowling rankings. Now he has reached a career-best 883 ranking points.
