5 flaws sank the Indian team in Melbourne: The Indian team is playing a 5-match Test series against Australia under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia won the fourth match of the series by 184 runs. The host team has taken a 2-1 lead in the series. The last fifth Test match of this series will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3. Let us tell you that after the defeat in the Melbourne Test match, many shortcomings of the Indian team have been exposed. Let us know about them...
Top order flops
In the 3 matches of this Test series, the top batting order has not given a big partnership to the Indian team. In the second innings of the Perth Test, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal had an opening partnership of 201 runs. After this, the Indian team has been seen yearning for a big partnership in every match. The Indian team needs to make special preparations. Without a good start, winning the Test becomes impossible.
Rohit-Kohli's bat silent
In this series, Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma's bat has remained silent. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 359 runs from India in the first 4 Test matches. Kohli is at number four, who has scored 167 runs in 7 innings while captain Rohit has scored only 31 runs in 5 innings of 3 Test matches so far. If the Sydney Test is to be won, then Kohli-Rohit will have to score runs at all costs.
Poor fielding, dropped catches
The fielding of the Indian team has looked very poor in the Melbourne Test. In the second innings of this match, the Indian team dropped a total of 4 catches, which proved to be very costly. Yashasvi Jaiswal alone dropped 3 catches while one catch was dropped by Mohammad Siraj. If the Sydney Test is to be won, then the players will have to do tight fielding. Also, every catch will have to be caught.
Dependence on Jasprit Bumrah
If seen, the Indian team has been dependent on fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the entire series. So far, Bumrah is the top wicket taker in the first 4 Tests. He has taken the most 30 wickets while Australian captain Pat Cummins is at number two, who took 20 wickets while Mohammad Siraj has taken 16 wickets in the Indian team. If we want to win the next Test, then the rest of the bowlers will have to support.
Rohit's captaincy is also weak
The Indian team has won the only Test of this series in Perth. Rohit made a comeback from the second Test and the team could not win a single Test. In the second innings of the Melbourne Test, the Indian team dismissed 6 Australian batsmen for 91 runs. After this, Rohit had to put up tight fielding, but it could not happen. So in the lower order, Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne made a partnership of 57 runs for the 7th wicket while Nathan Lyon and Scott Boult made a partnership of 61 runs. Rohit will have to show strong captaincy in the last Test.