Sydney, Australia: After India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3 to Australia, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar shared some thoughts. He said India needs young, eager players like Nitish Kumar Reddy and Yashasvi Jaiswal. According to Gavaskar, these players show a strong desire to succeed and will “protect their wicket like it’s their life.”
Even though the series ended badly for India, some players shone brightly. Jasprit Bumrah was amazing with his pace bowling, while Yashasvi Jaiswal made impressive runs. Jaiswal was India’s top scorer, gathering 391 runs and even hitting a century (which is 100 runs) during the memorable win at Perth. He also scored two important 80s in the final Test in Melbourne.
Nitish Kumar Reddy also had a strong series, scoring 298 runs and making a big impact with both bat and ball. He took five wickets and played well in a challenging Boxing Day Test.
While discussing these bright talents on Star Sports, Gavaskar said these players are hungry to make a name for themselves and India. He is looking forward to seeing who performs well in the Ranji Trophy matches coming up on January 23.
In the Sydney Test, India won the toss and chose to bat first. However, the top players struggled, including Virat Kohli, who kept having trouble with outside deliveries. Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, and skipper Jasprit Bumrah helped India score 185 runs, but Scott Boland from Australia was tough to face.
In Australia’s first innings, they struggled but managed 181 runs after Jasprit Bumrah had to leave the field due to an injury. India had a small lead.
In their second innings, India seemed to start well but ended up scoring only 157 runs, setting Australia a target of 162. Despite India’s good bowling, Australia chased down the target easily with six wickets in hand.
Scott Boland was the ‘Player of the Match’ for taking ten wickets, while Bumrah was named ‘Player of the Series’ for his 32 wickets overall in the series.
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