Sunil Gavaskar Angry on Sydney Cricket Ground Pitch IND vs AUS: Team India’s acting captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first in the last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series (IND vs AUS 5th Test BGT 2024) against Australia. After Rohit Sharma was given rest, Shubman Gill was included in the playing 11 in his place and he came to bat at number three, before that Yashasvi Jaiswal was included as the opening pair. ) and KL Rahul started the innings but the team’s luck was bad here too and talking about both the opening batsmen, Yashasvi (10 runs) and KL Rahul 4 runs. After making it we returned to the pavilion.
Team India got the third blow on the score of 57 runs and then India did not have to wait long to lose another wicket and Virat Kohli once again proved to be a flop and became the fourth victim for Australia and India’s score was 72 runs. Four wickets taken.
Gavaskar scolded like this regarding Sydney pitch
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar (Sunil Gavaskar Angry Statement on Sydney Cricket Ground Pitch) took a dig at Australia and said that the green pitch of Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has not been a subject of debate among former Indian players, but if India Had this been a spin-friendly pitch, the visiting team would have gone crazy on it. When asked about the grass on the pitch on Star Sports, Gavaskar (Sunil Gavaskar Said Too Much Grass on Sydney Pitch) said, “Oh, too much.
Former opener Justin Langer (Justin Langer on Sydney Cricket Ground Grassy Picth), who played for Australia, said that he had never seen so much grass on the pitch. But what you might have noticed is that no former Indian player has complained about it. If a pitch in India is grassy (Sunil Gavaskar Compare Sydney and Indian Pitch) and it looks like it is going to turn, then many former players from different parts of the world criticize our pitches. But former Indian players rarely complain because we understand the importance of adapting to foreign conditions.
The decision to bat first proved wrong for India
The decision to bat first on a grass pitch proved to be detrimental for India, as they were out for less than 200 in the first innings for the fifth time in the ongoing series. Australia bowled out India for just 185 runs on the first day of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, with Scott Boland again putting India in trouble by taking four wickets. In response, Australia has scored nine runs after losing one wicket till the stumps. Jasprit Bumrah, who was taking over the captaincy after Rohit Sharma was rested, gave India its first success by getting Usman Khawaja caught by KL Rahul at second slip.
