Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel lately commented on the Indian batting unit’s collapses in current matches, significantly in the course of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy sequence in opposition to Australia, the place India has struggled to submit substantial scores.
“There is no doubt that collapses have occurred, especially in home series. We have seen collapses on rank turner pitches against New Zealand. When we toured Australia, the collapses continued there,” Patel remarked to Cricbuzz.
Patel noticed related collapses throughout India’s house sequence, significantly on difficult turning pitches in opposition to New Zealand. He famous that these collapses additionally persevered throughout India’s tour of Australia.
“I don’t consider this has occurred due to excessive aggression. If we respect the standard fashion of Test cricket and bat with self-discipline, these are the identical batters who’ve beforehand carried out effectively. Indian batters want to apply themselves more as a result of they’ve the flexibility If they bat with self-discipline, they will succeed wherever,” he added.
Patel attributed the difficulty not to extreme aggression however relatively to an absence of self-discipline. He believes that the identical batsmen, who’ve demonstrated sturdy performances prior to now, want to adhere to conventional Test match batting rules. He emphasised the significance of application and self-discipline for achievement, whatever the taking part in situations.
Ahead of the Boxing Day Test in opposition to Australia, a number of Indian gamers engaged in rigorous apply classes. Batsmen Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Rishabh Pant spent appreciable time within the nets. Meanwhile, bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and different pacers practiced with excessive depth.
The Indian crew took a relaxation day on Monday, 24 December, to put together for the fourth Test scheduled to start in Melbourne on 26 December.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a 5-match sequence, is at present tied at 1-1.
India secured a commanding 295-run victory within the first Test in Perth. Australia responded strongly, successful the second Test in Adelaide by ten wickets. The third Test in Brisbane led to a draw due to rain interruptions.
