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NEW DELHI: Indias star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday stated that sweep shots was not an excellent choice on the sluggish and low
Australia concerned the second Test in Delhi with a pre-determined tactic to tackle spin with sweep shots and it backfired for the visitors
as they suffered a collapse on the 3rd day
Hosts India beat the visitors by 6 wickets inside three days to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the
four-match series.Player of the match Jadeja, who took career-best 7 for 42 in Australias 2nd innings, stated that the Kotla wickets suited
These wickets suit me due to the fact that the odd ball spins and some stay low
I knew they d play sweeps and reverse sweeps, so my concept was almost keeping it basic and straight
I understood they were trying to find runs, so the strategy was just bowling into the stumps
If they slip up, I have a possibility
Dont believe the sweep is a great option against me on this type of wicket, Jadeja stated.1/ 10India-Australia 2nd Test: Top action
picturesPreviousNextShow Captions Australias opener Usman Khawaja raises his bat to celebrate after scoring a half-century throughout the
very first day of the second Test versus India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi
Indias Mohammed Shami was the leading wicket-taker in the first innings as he took 4 wickets in 14.4 overs versus Australia
Indias Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets each throughout the very first innings of the second Test.< br/ >> Australias
Peter Handscomb raises his bat to celebrate scoring a half-century throughout the very first day of the 2nd test match between India and
Axar played a gritty knock of 74 runs off 115 balls which included 9 limits and 3 sixes
Axar in addition to Ashwin who scored 37 runs, conserved Indias sinking batting
Australias Nathan Lyon took a five-wicket haul in the very first innings
His bowling figures were 5/67 in 29 overs which included 5 maiden overs
Ravindra Jadeja rattled Aussies batting line-up in the second innings by taking 7 wickets
Jadejas tally was 7/42 which is also his finest bowling figure in a Test match.< br/ >> Rohit started well to lead the way for Indias
victory by scoring 31 runs off 20 balls before getting run-out.< br/ >>< p > Pujara and Bharat notched a vital collaboration that led India
to win the match and likewise keep the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Playing in his 100th Test, Cheteshwar Pujara too said it was not ideal to utilize the sweep shots so often
Its not a pitch to play the sweep shot due to low bounce, Pujara said.The loss rushed Australias hopes of breaking their 19-year drought to
win a series in India.On their batters getting out to the sweep shot, Australian skipper Pat Cummins stated that they will require to
evaluate their shot choices and added that this loss injured them
Everyone controls their own video game, some balls just have your name
However we require a review on the shot choice, did we do things ideal? Both video games were disappointing, this one in specific
We were ahead in the video game and that doesnt take place typically in India
This loss hurts, Cummins said
