Test troubles
Virat Kohli's team will have a challenging time bouncing back against a resurgent Australia. The significance of Australia's win in the first Test against India last week can be gauged by the fact that it came after 13 years on Indian soil. After a dream run of being unbeaten in 19 Tests Virat Kohli's men had gone into the match as favourites, but were comprehensively beaten by Steve Smith's team in every department of the game. The crushing 333 run defeat comes as an eye-opener for the team and exposes chinks in India's armour, the main one being relying too heavily on stars rather than all-round team performance. Coach Anil Kumble can hardly blame anyone else but the team. How else can one explain India's famed batting order not being able to play more than 70 overs in both innings? Moreover Australian captain Steve Smith, who also happens to be the best batsman of his side, was dropped thrice in the second innings. He went on to score his fifth century in as many Tests against India, sealing the latter's fate. Credit must be given to Australian coach Darren Lehmann who flew his team to Dubai so that they could train to be technically and mentally fit against spin bowling on flat Asian pitches. Aussies were better prepared and out-thought Indians who stuck to their traditional bowling and old-fashioned batting style. India has been struggling to get a consistent opening pair between Murali Vijay , KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan. This puts additional pressure on Virat Kohli when he walks in. Kohli must marshal his troops into a team that can fight back when the chips are down. All is not lost for India as the series is still wide open with three more Tests to go.
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