Ravindra Jadeja No Ball, IND vs AUS: Legendary Suni Gavaskar pointed out Ravindra Jadeja’s no ball of the second session of day 1 as the turning point of the match. The no-ball saved Marnus Labuschagne. Labuschagne was clean when cleared by Jadeja, but the Indian all-rounder was overrun.
India got a taste of its own medicine in the third Test against Australia in Indore. When an Indian batsman who tried to strangle Australia with a spin trap, saw Australia winning by nine wickets in the match within one session and two days. It fell to Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann, and Todd Murphy.
India still leads the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with 2-1. Australia won the third test in tough conditions under new captain Steve Smith. Pat Cummins stayed home to support his ailing mother.
A desire to draw a line. The game had many key moments. At the start of India’s first innings. It lasted only 33.2 overs. Kuhnemann recorded his first catch for his five wickets, Nathan Lyon won his three and India came out on 109.
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IND vs AUS: Sunil Gavaskar finds Ravindra Jadeja’s no-ball as the turning point of the game
Then there was a 96-run partnership between Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja. This was by far the best in the game. This gave Australia the advantage and ensured they would lead by 88 runs despite a second-half collapse in which they lost six wickets for just 11 runs in the first session of the second day.
India had two defining moments in his second innings for India. The first is the catch of Usman Khawaja, who kicked out an enraged Shreyas Iyer from Mitchell Starc.
Another was a great moment from Steve Smith as he gave the ball to Nathan Lyon who sent back Cheteshwar Pujara at 59.
Despite losing Khawaja to a duck, Australia easily chased a 76-run target for nine wickets. Reflecting on the friendly, Sunil Gavaskar cited Ravindra Jadeja‘s no-ball in the second session of the first day, which brought Marnus Labuschagne to life, as the ‘turning point’ of the game. Labuschagne was clean bowled by Jadeja, but the Indian all-rounder overstepped the line.
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India was short of 60-70 runs in their first innings
“In retrospect, I would say that when India was sacked at 109, they (Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja) sewed 96 partnerships after that, so it probably cost India the match. was probably the turning point,” Gavaskar told. The legendary cricketer pointed his finger at the Indian batsman’s shot selection.
“Hitters hasn’t done their best. Looking at the Indian wicket, we can see that it was the Indian batsman who fought and played some shots in the hope that the pitch would. At Nagpur, Rohit has scored an amazing 100. Others have not scored in their first two games, except for Rohit Sharma, who has scored 100. It seems to be a lack of confidence. We can feel that they were a little hesitant to hit and groping for delivery.”
“They couldn’t get down where they should have been. They let the fields pass by. What really came to mind was the pitch in the first inning, but even more so in the second,” he said. Gavaskar said they have to collect an extra 60-70 runs in the first inning after India chose to bat first.
“It wasn’t easy because the pitch started talking to himself in his first hour, but if he could go 160-170 in the first inning it would have made all the difference,” the big hitter said.
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