Former England captain Nasser Hussain claimed that the Indian top-order hitters may learn how to cope with pacers from watching Babar Azam and Kane Williamson play for their respective countries in Pakistan and New Zealand.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Hussain expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of the Indian batting lineup, saying, “Really disappointed with the Indian batters. Their fans might come after me for saying this but I think the Indian top order needs to look at Babar [Azam] and Kane [Williamson] on how to play the pacers when the ball is moving around.” India’s loss in the WTC final marked the country’s third consecutive loss in the tournament. Both of them wait until the last minute,”
In the aftermath of India’s defeat to Australia in the World Test Championship final on Sunday, several former Indian cricketers, notably Sunil Gavaskar, expressed their dissatisfaction with the country’s batting performance.
India began the fifth day of the match needing 444 runs to win. They started the day on 164-3 with ace batsman Virat Kohli at the crease. However, they were bowled out for 234 in the first session at the Oval.
“Today’s batting was a complete and utter disaster. After India’s loss by 209 runs, Gavaskar commented to Star Sports that what they witnessed was “just ridiculous.” “With that batting line-up, India have not been able to complete a single session. I mean, give it a break!
It was India’s second consecutive loss in the final of Test cricket’s top reward, prolonging their wait for a world trophy since they won the Champions Trophy in the one-day format in 2013. India’s loss also came at the hands of Australia.
Scott Boland, a fast bowler for Australia, was the one who started the collapse by achieving two wickets in the space of three deliveries. One of those wickets was Kohli, who was caught for 49.
After being bowled out for a score of 296 in response to Australia’s 469, the team captained by Rohit Sharma fell down by 173 runs in the first innings.
Ajinkya Rahane excelled for India with scores of 89 and 46 in the first and second innings of a Test match that was won by Travis Head of Australia with a first-innings total of 163.
Sanjay Manjrekar, a former batsman for India, tweeted the following: “One technical observation I have of most Indian batters is the keenness to get onto the front foot, to even short of length balls.” These are the balls that Joe Root, Kane Williamson, and Steve Smith play back to. “
While having a conversation with India’s coach Rahul Dravid on television, former India captain Sourav Ganguly mentioned that the batting averages achieved by India’s top six players were not very impressive.
Dravid acknowledged that his team had fallen short of the excellent standards they usually maintain.
The coach added, “They (the batsmen) will agree this was not up to their standards.” “This was not up to their standards,” “However, these are the same batters who have won two test series in Australia and have won test matches in England,” the commentator said.
“We are working on it,” he said as an additional comment. “During this cycle of the Test Championship, there have been a few wickets that have presented quite a challenge, but this wicket was excellent.” The batting averages have dropped, but we recognize that if we provide our bowlers with enough runs, they will be able to win tests for us.