Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan attributed the failure of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to less playing time and the demons of the border-Gavaskar trophy returned.
India couldn’t get past the Australian attack as the batsmen in the Indian top order collapsed early in front of the Aussie pacers. Starc, Rohn, Rohit fell to Josh Hazlewood and finally Nathan Ellis has an edge.
During the first Odi in Perth, Rohn fell after scoring just eight runs while Virat Kohli was dismissed for a duck. This marked Kohli’s first dismissal in ODIs in Australia without scoring a single run.
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“Fitness is one thing and game time is another” – Irfan Pathan
India great Virat Kohli’s much-anticipated comeback ended in a disappointing dismissal against the legendary Australian speedster. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan attributed these failures to less playing time.
Irfan Pathan then came back with the demons of the boundary-Gavaskar trophy, which haunted Virat Kohli, forcing him to retire from the longest format of the game.
“Fitness is one thing and playing time is one thing. That’s why Rohit looked a little worried. It was like a comeback for Virat Kohli.
“KL Rahul bowled well today. Shreyas Iyer got into an awkward position. Maybe he can work on his technique a bit more. Akhar,” Akhar praised AXAR Patel and KL Rahul’s quality stuff.
“When you travel to countries like this, it’s always better to go early and play some games,” says Irfan Pathan
On a surface where the bowlers helped a lot, only the Australian bowlers dominated and got the upper hand, even the Aussie Batters easily dealt with the threat from the Indian bowlers. Former Cricketer Pathan said that the Indian bowlers failed to hit the right line and length which made the batting difficult to a great extent.
“When you tour countries like this, it’s always better to go early and play some games. It’s going to be tough for India. The conditions are not going to be easy.
“The Warriors also had trouble jumping. If you’ve played a game or two, those mistakes wouldn’t have happened. It’s important to think about those things,” he said.
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