India inflicted a humiliating 295 defeat against Australia to take a 1-0 lead in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The visitors made a sensational comeback after being bowled out for 150 in the first innings. Ace Australian pacer Mitchell Starc went on to claim that their batting has been under par and that played a huge role in Australia’s loss.
India picked themselves from the wake of the disaster of the first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a 161-run knock which was then followed by a stunning unbeaten century from Virat Kohli. India’s exceptional batting helped them pose a huge target, and then Jasprit Bumrah and Co ran their usual magic.
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“After the first innings, we thought it was probably under par and thought we bowled quite well. We know and understand that India is such a good team in bat and ball and is led by Jasprit. We were certainly under par after being bowled out for 100. I won’t say complacency caught out,” Mitchell Starc said after the game.
Mitchell Starc went on to explain that Australia’s first innings score of being all out for just 104 runs was subpar compared to India’s knock of 150 runs. Come the second innings India reigned supreme to score a mammoth total.
Of the chief architects of Australia’s destruction was young Yashasvi Jaiswal. Mitchell Starc claimed that Jaiswal is extremely talented and will continue to play for the India Cricket Team for a very long time.
“On the second day, the wicket dried out and obviously, the cracks appeared. He (Yashasvi Jaiswal) is a skillful player, he’s a huge talent in India and would a lot of cricket for his country. He chipped away nicely in the first innings, but surely made amends in the second innings,” Starc concluded.
