Australia tried every trick in the book to prepare their best for their first Test against India in Nagpur. Whether it was a decision not to take part in practice and instead practice on specific wickets, or a ‘closer look’ at the pitch, the visitors did everything in their power to ensure a positive result in the opener. However, the final result was a fiasco of one game and 132 points.As reactions to the first-game result surfaced on social media, the ex-South Africa walker Dale Stein funny control pat cummins‘man.
Photos of Steve Smith and the Australian players before the game david warner Observing the Nagpur Stadium from a “microscopic distance” has emerged. It almost feels like they’re “sniffing” the pitch for the best understanding.
steven smith Assess Nagpur Stadium. pic.twitter.com/dvcIpfAg7R
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 7, 2023
Steyn made a subtle dig at someone from Down Under on Twitter: “Such a quick question for you cricketers. Does a guy like to watch the ball? Do you get down on your knees and almost smell the guys on the pitch or ‘the general stands Watching from the sidelines? at last. Does it really help you? “
So quick to ask you cricketers.
How does one like to read an article?
Do you get down on your knees and almost smell the people on the field or are you in the general stands and watch from the side of the field?
at last. Does it really help you?
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) February 11, 2023
“So believe it or not, but in my playing days, I’ve never enjoyed looking at the pitches we play, and the first time I see it, it’s usually when it’s my turn to bowl or bat in that particular game. When the ball is on. The work is done on the length of my batting,” the former Proteas pacer said in another tweet, explaining how he learned from how he bowled at different wickets.
So believe it or not but in my playing days I never enjoyed looking at the pitches we played the first time I saw it it was usually when it was my turn to bowl or bat in that particular game when. Figured out my shot distance was over. #wastedbooksecrets
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) February 11, 2023
Produced by Indian spin bowling duo after win over Australia Ravi Chandran Ashwin and ravindrajadyasecond-ranked India now accounts for 61.67 percentage points, compared with 70.83 percentage points for first-ranked Australia.
However, India will still need two more wins in the remaining three Tests in the series to guarantee their minimum points percentage of 62.50, which will undoubtedly knock out third-placed Sri Lanka.
If India wins the remaining three games of the series, they could reach the best percentage of 68.06.
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