Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh has issued a warning to the Indian staff that they shouldn’t be overconfident.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 17, 2023 12:05 IST
India shouldn’t be overconfident, warns former Australia participant Mark Waugh. (AP photograph)
By India Today Web Desk: Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh feels that India shouldn’t be overconfident within the second Test match, at present being performed on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Speaking forward of the primary Test match to the host broadcaster, Mark Waugh stated that if India can beat Australia on the Gabba, why cannot Australia win a Test match in Delhi.
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Waugh referred to India’s historic victory on the ‘Fortress Gabba’ the place Australia had not misplaced a single Test match for 32 years. Rishabh Pant had taken on the Australian bowlers within the ultimate innings of the sport and handed India a riveting victory on the ultimate day of the match. In the method, India gained the 4-match Test collection in Australia regardless of not having their prime gamers within the line-up.
Mark Waugh evoked the reminiscences of the identical, after being requested if Australia can win a Test match in Delhi, the place they final gained a Test match again in 1959.
Australia had began properly within the second Test match with Usman Khawaja and David Warner notching up a 50-run partnership inside the primary 15 overs, nevertheless, Warner departed proper after that. While Khawaja appeared good whereas batting on the Delhi deck, middle-order mainstays Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith departed cheaply off the bowling of R Ashwin simply forward of Lunch on Day 1.
Australia on the time of writing had been 94/3 after 25 overs on Day 1. The staff made two key adjustments within the Test match – brining in Travis Head for Matt Renshaw and Matthew Kuhnemann for Scott Boland. India then again selected to bench Suryakumar Yadav for a match Shreyas Iyer.
Edited By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Feb 17, 2023
