Vinay Kumar
New Delhi. In the third and final Test match of the three-match Test series, Virat’sena was defeated by the South African team by 7 wickets on the fourth day at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. After losing this match, Team India lost this series 1-2. The dream of winning a series on South African soil, remained a dream. While the team’s batsmen were responsible in this defeat of India, questions were also raised about India’s strategy. Team India’s bowlers did not look very sharp in this match.
Sunil Gavaskar, the former captain of Team India and Bhishma Pitamah of the cricket world, questioned the strategy of the Indian team on ‘Star Sports’. He said that India’s strategy did not have merit. Was average. Surat-e-Hal was as if Team India had already conceded defeat.
After lunch in the fourth day’s play of the third match, team captain Virat Kohli did not bowl to Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravichandran Ashwin did not bowl. Made by Umesh Yadav. To this Sunil Gavaskar said, “It was a mystery to me why Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah didn’t bowl after lunch. It was almost as if India had decided that they were not going to win it (Capetown Test Match India vs South Africa, 2022).
Sunil Gavaskar, the great batsman of India also raised questions on the fielding position of the Indian team. He said that when Ashwin was bowling, Virat Kohli had sent most of the players towards the boundary. He said that you don’t have to give runs easily to the batsman. You want the batsman to play a big shot and make a mistake. If you keep giving single runs with ease, then the pressure on the batsman will end. Sunil Gavaskar said that India’s strategy did not seem to be match-winning.
Gavaskar Sunil Gavaskar praised the batsmen of South Africa team for the last match played in Cape Town. He said that the South African batsmen batted well against the bowlers of Team India. This was the second time in a row that South Africa left no stone unturned to chase down the target of 200 plus runs in the fourth innings and registered a win.