IND vs AUS, Oval Test: Australia has defeated India by 209 runs in the final of the World Test Championship. In this way, Team India has faced defeat in the World Test Championship final for the second time in a row. India had a target of 444 runs to win, but the entire team was reduced to just 234 runs. In this way, the Kangaroos won the World Test Championship final title for the first time. However, we will look at the reasons behind the defeat of the Indian team in the World Test Championship final.
Directionless bowling by Team India bowlers in the first innings
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first. The start of the Australian team after losing the toss and coming out to bat first was not good. Australia’s 3 batsmen had returned to the pavilion for 76 runs, but after that Travis Head and Steve Smith took the Kangaroos out of trouble. Both the players scored a brilliant century. At the same time, during this, the Indian bowlers presented a sight of directionless bowling. Travis Head and Steve Smith scored easily against the bowlers of Team India. In this way the Kangaroo team managed to reach 469 runs in the first innings.
Indian batsmen disappointed
In response to Australia’s 469 runs, the Indian team came out to bat for just 296 runs. Team India’s top-order batsmen including Rohit Sharma disappointed. In the first innings, only Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur crossed the fifty-run mark for India, but the rest of the batsmen returned to the pavilion cheaply. As a result, the Indian team fell far behind Australia’s score in the first innings.
Was it a mistake not to include Ravi Ashwin in the playing XI?
Ravi Ashwin was not included in the playing eleven of Team India. After which a lot of questions arose on the playing eleven. Many veterans raised questions on not including Ravi Ashwin in the playing XI. Actually, these veterans believed that Ravi Ashwin could have proved to be a better option instead of Umesh Yadav.
Team India’s batsmen did not learn from the mistake of the first innings.
The Indian team had got a target of 444 runs to win the match, but the batsmen of the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma kept losing wickets easily. Virat Kohli scored 49 runs in India’s second innings. While Ajinkya Rahane contributed 46 runs. Although the Oval pitch did not offer much help to the bowlers, the Indian batsmen continued to return to the pavilion in front of the disciplined bowling of the Kangaroo bowlers.
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