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Fifty years down the line, when someone sits down to compose the history of Indian cricket in the 21st century, there is bound to be a
chapter on the spin trio that is ruling this period on home pitches.While R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are the 2 superstars with more than
700 Test wickets among them, the third wing of the attack, Axar Patel, is also a big hazard
The record that Axar has both with the bat and the ball, it is not even a discussion whether he can be kept out of the XI in these
conditions, Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour had said on Friday.Axar might not have had that huge an effect with the ball in the first
Test, however his bat did the talking as he scored a vital 84 that took the video game away from Australia.Its a big plus that all 3 can bat
Ashwin and Jadeja too created helpful contributions that caused the emphatic triumph in Nagpur.For Rohit, its a problem of plenty that he is
definitely caring at the minute
Its like captaining Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc in Australia
When you have Axar, Jadeja, and Ash playing on pitches like these, its always a true blessing, the skipper stated.1/ 161st Test: Spinners
shine as India crush Australia by an inningsPreviousNextShow Captions Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja devitalized Australia in
simply over two hours to hand India a squashing innings-and-132-run triumph inside 3 days of the opening Test
The hosts took a commanding first-innings lead of 223, then skittled out Australia for 91 to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series
Steve Smith was delegated survey the ruins on 25 after Ashwin, who took five wickets in the innings and eight in the match, activated a
total batting collapse inside a single session
Ashwin rattled the opposition batting with his off-spin as he returned Usman Khawaja (5), David Warner (10) and Matt Renshaw (two)
Jadeja, who grabbed five in the very first innings, took 2 wickets including Marnus Labuschagne-- Australias first-innings top-scorer with
49-- trapped lbw for 17.< p > But Ashwin ruled the afternoon to run through the Australian batting, which fell flat on a pitch where Indias
tail-- including Axar Patel (84) and Mohammed Shami (37)-- scored handsomely in the first session
Shami bowled Nathan Lyon for the ninth wicket to extend the session and finished the task when he caught Scott Boland lbw
Debutant spinner Todd Murphy was the travelers sole saving grace, including two more wickets on Saturday early morning to return figures of
Murphy, who on Friday ended up being the youngest Australian spinner to bag 5 in his first Test, bowled Jadeja for 70 early in the morning
session to end an 88-run eighth-wicket collaboration with Axar
Jadeja, a left-hander making his worldwide return from a knee injury, included simply four to his over night 66.< p > But Axar persevered in
his effort to bat Australia out of the game and discovered an able ally in number 10 Shami, who maximized a dropped catch on six
Shami smashed two fours and 3 sixes to improve the overall before becoming Murphys seventh wicket
Cummins took two wickets and bowled Axar at the stroke of lunch to finish up the Indian innings
Senior spinner Nathan Lyon took one wicket
Rohits effective knock of 120 had actually put the hosts in the chauffeurs seat after they bundled out Australia for 177 on day one of the
The skipper placed on a key stand of 61 with Jadeja, and put India in the lead after they were in an area at 168/5
Jadeja set the tone for the thrashing with his figures of 5-47 that helped dismiss the visitors, who chose to bat initially, not long after
While Ashwin has a huge range, Jadeja can bowl it much faster through the air and can get one to turn so much that well-settled batsmen find
Axar, on the other hand, is similar to Jadeja, but he gets more bounce due to the fact that of his height and can be as ruthless as the
Conditions are there for everybody however what they draw out from those make them actually special
They have played on these pitches a lot and they know which areas to hit, how to keep applying that pressure, Rohit stated, discussing the
impact the 3 had on the Test match.What makes it a lot more unique is the truth that regardless of the regard that they have for each other,
there is a healthy competitors
Even on Saturday, as India were marching towards success, Ashwin wanted to have his five-wicket haul while Jadeja was keen to finish 250
Test wickets.Axar, on the other hand, had bowled less and was keen to get amongst the wickets, making it challenging for Rohit to choose
They are all reaching their turning points
Jadeja was on 249 wickets and he was informing me, mere ko ball de
Ashwin was on four wickets and he desired five which was the difficulty I was dealing with, Rohit said.Then with 3 guys performing as well
as they did, theres also the question of which end to bring them from
Theres frequently more rough at one end, as was the case in Jamtha, and all three spinners would prefer that
Rohit states its on him to decide which end fits which bowler, and thats likewise an obstacle it itself
The pressure is constantly on me to find the ideal end for the best one
Its an obstacle and I attempt and play a bit of match-up game too and Ash has good match-up against left handers, while Jadeja and Axar
boggle the mind versus ideal handers
So I try and keep those things in mind while rotating them, Rohit added.Is Ashwin the leader of the pack? He is closing in on 100 Tests
A great deal of cricket and overs have actually gone into establishing the abilities
He can bowl that carrom ball, leading spin and sliders
He is really studious and likes to comprehend his game, Rohit said.
