Former Indian cricketer Deep Dasgupta feels that India has not performed well in the first half hour of Day 3 of the ongoing Gabba Test. He believes that the intensity lacked in the Indian team, which ultimately reflected in their batting and saw another collapse.
Early Setback For India: 22 For 3
India’s innings was dealt with a major setback when reduced to 22 for 3, just after lunch, this was due to the early dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli. The Indian top order has been undone very early, starting with Jaiswal departing off the second ball, and then Gill playing an expansive drive and getting out, and Kohli again falling to a delivery outside off stump.
Deep Dashgupta On India’s Laidback Attitude
“Let’s jog your mind to the first half an hour of the day. How flat were India on the field. I was a bit concerned back then and now it is kind of manifesting itself now. That attitude and that mindset has seeped into India’s batting innings. It’s not an individual one but a team sport. It seems like everyone is on their own right now.” Deep Dasgupta highlighted
Team India’s Poor Fielding & Aussies Dominance
Alex Carey from Australia played a resilient knock to get his fifty up and keep on adding to Australia’s big total. Indian fielding looked rather slackish in allowing Australia to get to 445. Dasgupta feels that this slackness translated to the batting performance as well.
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Openers Getting Out Puts Pressure On The Middle Order
Speaking to the broadcasters, Dasgupta felt that the Indian batsmen were not playing with a collective mindset, where every batter seemed to be focusing on his individual performance. He also empathized with the Indian middle-order, who have been repeatedly asked to bat early, often within the first 10 overs, which has put extra pressure on them.
“At times, I also feel bad for the middle-order batters. Whether it is Virat, Rishabh Pant or Rohit Sharma. You can’t ask them to come and bat in that first 10 overs almost every innings in these testing conditions. There’s a reason why they’re middle-order batters. There are openers, there is a top 3. Their job in these conditions is to control your natural instincts. You will get chances to play those shots,” said Dasgupta.
The play on Day 3 has been suspended due to rain, and India is in deep trouble as the team has already lost four wickets.
