The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Holkar Stadium in Indore ended before lunch on the third day. There have been many reactions on social media after the match, in which Australia beat the hosts by 9 wickets to record their first win. Travel However, this is the third consecutive Test match that has ended inside 3 days with many questions being raised over the nature of the pitch.
While some have taken a dig at the Indian team management’s decision to field a rank turner, who has come back to haunt them in this match, others have pointed to the decision to stop selling tickets for the fourth and fifth day of Test matches. more sensible. Country.
Check out some of the reactions here:
After seeing today’s pitch request from BCCI#INDvAUS #bgt2023 pic.twitter.com/9bcjGBTWGZ
— Brother (@Bhai_saheb) March 1, 2023
Test matches in India should be like this…#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/MPgw6aXOU0
– RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) March 3, 2023
Rohit Sharma on Indian pitches!
(Pic- Disney+Hotstar)#INDvAUS #crickettwitter #wtc #Rohit Sharma pic.twitter.com/Bvgp6G9Avx
– cricketnmore (@cricketnmore) March 3, 2023
India’s attempt to create a highly turning wicket in Indore vs Australia doesn’t end well #INDvsAUSTest #indvous #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/FF1mcAl6Y9
— Aman (@bilateral_bully) March 3, 2023
Talking about the pitch, India captain Rohit Sharma said that having such surfaces for this series was a collective decision. He said that when matches in Pakistan were ending in draws, it was being described as “boring”. “We’re making it interesting for all of you,” he said.
Citing the example of Test match in South Africa, he even said that even on pitches outside India, matches are over within 3 days.
Steve Smith, who was leading Australia in the absence of Pat Cummins in this Test match, said that the conditions are very different in India as compared to Pakistan as the team needs to get rid of its arrogance while trying to score runs in India. Must be ready for. Smith described conditions in Pakistan as “flat”.
