Did India Take Australia Too Lightly?

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Did India take Australia too lightly?Australia hadnt won a test in India in 8 matches.Hadnt won a test in Asia in a long time.India had thumped SA/NZ/ENG at home.Did we take Australia lightly?esp someone like O Keefe was dismissed as a non entity.

[express bowling]

I think we gave too much importance to  Starc and Hazlewood.

 

We were playing on flat or flattish tracks and winning test after test....but perhaps changed that to negate the Aussie seam duo.

 

It is possible that we practiced too much against pace bowlers in the nets and not that much against spin

 

The biggest issue that affected us in this test match was our inability to play spin with confidence whereas the Aussies seem to have practiced a lot against spinners before coming to India.  Our batters did not look even mentally prepared to play spin bowlers for a long time on a turning track.

Edited February 25, 2017 by express bowling

[sscomp32]

YES

 

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[kosingh]

We have had a nice run in the last 2 years. But I also think that Kohli, Ashwin and Jadeja have been masking the inconsistent performances of the others.

[Lala]

IPL is around the corner so Indians are getting ready to bat for 20 overs 

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Just now, Lala said:

IPL is around the corner so Indians are getting ready to bat for 20 overs 

 

Your team cant even bat 20 overs in PSL.

[kubrickian]

They probably had much better strategies against our batsmen and bowlers as they knew it was going to be a tough series. They must have watched how Ashwin and Jaddu bowl and how our batsmen play and planned for it. India on the other hand would have gone in without any specific strategies or homework as they were on a roll after England series. But they got the surprise of a lifetime.