Saturday, December 14th, 2024

The whole country’s eyes are on 2 players, 1 batsman has already done wonders

New Delhi. The Indian cricket team is in danger of losing the pink ball test against Australia. In Adelaide, the host team tightened its grip completely on the very second day of the match. After all out India for 180 runs in the first innings, they scored 337 runs and took a huge lead of 157 runs. In the second innings, Team India wiped out the top order and reduced the score to 128 runs for 5 wickets. It is looking very difficult for India to save the match. The eyes of the entire country are on Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy who returned unbeaten on the second day.

India took a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series by winning the first Test match played in Perth against Australia. Everything changed in the two-day game of Adelaide Test and now the host team looks close to leveling the series 1-1. India has three days of play left in which it has to set a target for Australia which the bowlers can defend. At present, Team India is 29 runs behind the lead made by Australia in the first innings. The biggest difficulty is that 5 wickets have fallen and now only two main batsmen are left.

All eyes on 2 players
It would be a miracle for India to save the Adelaide Test. This responsibility will be on the last 5 players of Team India. In this too, the maximum responsibility will be on Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy, who are currently playing unbeaten. A lot is going to depend on this pair. Nitish, who is playing his/her debut series, has impressed everyone with his/her batting so far but this innings can prove to be the biggest for him/her. If, along with Rishabh Pant, he/she plays a memorable inning for India, then his/her name will always be remembered.

Rishabh Pant has done miracles before too
Team India’s X-factor wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has played such innings in Australia before which changed the course of the match. his/her innings of 89 runs on 138 balls played in the Brisbane Test in the year 2021 is counted among the best innings in the history of cricket. he/she fought this match alone at one end and broke Australia’s pride in Gabba by leading Team India to victory. The Indian team needs another such fighting innings.

first published : December 8, 2024, 08:19 IST

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