IND vs AUS: "We Have An Attack That Can Do Well On Any Surface" - Sairaj Bahutule Heaps Praise On Indian Bowlers

IND vs AUS: “We Have An Attack That Can Do Well On Any Surface” – Sairaj Bahutule Heaps Praise On Indian Bowlers

by Sai VaitlaFebruary 16, 2023

Last Update on: February 16th, 2023 at 12:34 pm

Former Indian cricketer Sairaj Bahatule praised the Indian bowling attack and said that the bowlers can do well on any surface. Team India beat Australia by a record margin of innings and 132 runs in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2023. The hosts finished the first match of the four-match Test series in three days.

The Australian batters struggled against the Indian spinners in Nagpur, as they were bowled out for 177 and 91 runs, respectively, in two innings. Ravindra Jadeja, who made his comeback after six months, took five wickets in the first innings, while his spin bowling partner Ravichandran Ashwin took five wickets in the second innings. The Indian spin-bowling duo took 15 of the visitors’ 20 wickets.

It Was Not An Unplayable Surface – Sairaj Bahutule

Sairaj Bahutule praised the Indian batsmen for rising to the challenge and the bowlers for delivering as a unit on a good Test match wicket. He pointed out that all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, who batted in the lower order, both scored fifty on a pitch where none of Australia’s batters scored a half-century.

“I thought it was a proper Test match wicket. Now, this is India and obviously, you know, we will play to our advantage. Having said that, it was not an unplayable surface as such. Rohit (Sharma) got a hundred on the same pitch. And as you know, the No 7 (Jadeja) hit a 70 and No 9 (Axar) scored 84, which shows that if one could apply, there was a chance to get runs. Having said that, we have an attack that can do well on any surface,” Bahutule said.

Former Indian cricketer Sairaj Bahutule is the spin bowling coach of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) National Cricket Academy (NCA). The Mumbai leg spinner was drafted in by the Indian team management to help the Indian spinners during the Test series.

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All The Players Worked Hard – Sairaj Bahutule

Sairaj Bahutule said that he was happy with the way the team played as a unit to beat Australia and that the spinners used their experience effectively.

“I’m really pleased with the way the team played as a unit and defeated Australia. All the players worked hard for this victory. The spinners too played their part, put to effective use their experience,” Bahutule said.

India will face Australia in the second Test of the four-match series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday, February 17. The hosts need to win this match to almost confirm their berth in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final, which is scheduled to be played at the Oval in England on June 8.

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