Rathikanta:- Hurrah! Finally, India
has won 4 tests in a row in a Test Series against Australia. That’s a record.
Bibhutibhushan:- Yeah! That’s a
record. But, this Australian Test Team is very weak. The Australian Test Team
under Steve Waugh was really a quality team. That team came to India after
winning test matches in other nations. At that time, that Australian Team was
the No. 1 Test Team. It was the leadership of Sourav Ganguly and extraordinary
batting of VVS Laxman that helped India to win that Classic Test match at Eden
Gardens even after getting forced for follow-on. In that Indian team, spinners
also bowled well.
Hemlatha:- That was Sourav Ganguly Vs
Steve Waugh. Both were legendary captains with legendary players in their
respective team. But, in this Test Series, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a far better
captain than Michael Clarke. Had Ricky Ponting been the captain of this
Australian Test Cricket Team, then it would have been a very competitive Test
Series. Moreover, only Watson ad Clarke are too experienced enough to play Test
Cricket on the pitches of Indian subcontinents. All the other players are too
young and immature to play spinning tracks of India.
Madhuchandrima:- Our Indian Test Squad is also very young.
Dravid and Laxman have retired from Test Cricket. Only Sachin is too
experienced. Even Dhoni can be regarded as a good experienced Test player by
now. All the others are so young in Test Cricket. But, still these youngsters
played good cricket.
Arindam:- Yeah! That’s the positive
thing in this Border-Gavaskar Test Series of 2013. Murali Vijay is a good
player. As Gambhir and Sehwag are struggling with their form, both Cheteswar
Pujara and Shikhar Dhawan got the chance. Both Pujara and Dhawan clicked. In
the bowling side also, Bhubaneswar Kumar is bowling well. All eyes were on
Ashwin only, but, Jadeja and Ojha also bowled well.
Bibhutibhushan:- This Australian Team
started off well in the series, but, somehow, their captain was not having any
Mariner’s Compass.
Rathikanta:- Are you seeing any class
pace bowlers like McGrath or Brett Lee in this Australian Test Squad. Siddle
and Johnson are good bowlers but not the great bowlers to vary their line and
length too often in an over.
Madhuchandrima:- The last test match
was somewhat competitive. All the other three test matches looked totally
one-sided. Unlike other Australian Test teams, this team lacks killer
instincts. On the other hand, this new Indian Test Squad is always hungry for
runs or wickets. In the past also, we have seen many Test Series, where Indian
Test team won the series before all the matches are played. But, in the last
match, India used to lose the game. That’s why; we thought that in the last
test match of this series, India may play badly to lose the game.
Hemlatha:- Yeah! I was thinking the
same. Lyon bowled like a lion in the last test match to grab 7 wickets, but, it
was not enough. India bounced back well with their spinners. After all, it is
the pitch of Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, where the ball always turns. There was
no Anil Kumble in this Indian team; otherwise, Australia could have lost by an
innings in the last test. The ball was sometimes bouncing at a very low height
also.
Arindam:- All is well if it ends
well. In all the other three tests, those pitches were not spinning tracks, but
sporting tracks. So, if you say, that Australia lost the series, because they
are not good players of spin bowling, then I can’t agree to it. Actually,
Australia did not have good middle order batsmen. Indian Test team must not
feel too over-confident or get carried away after this win, because, England,
Pakistan and South Africa are having a much better balanced Test Squad. Finally,
India showed the middle finger to Australia. Anyway, Greg Chappell and Andrew Symmonds
may be feeling very sad and Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh may be dancing
out of joy as the Border-Gavaskar trophy of 2013 became the Test Series of “WHITES
WHITEWASHED”.
