On Wednesday afternoon, Virat Kohli practised batting against net bowlers for 45 minutes in the Kotla nets, took a break, spoke with head coach Rahul Dravid, and then quickly left the area while the rest of the Team India began a rigorous net practice.
When visiting teams are quickly defeated, it can make it seem like Indian spinners have an unfair advantage. In reality, it is up to the batters to come up with a plan to score runs. Recently, Indian batters have had a hard time accumulating large totals on their own pitches. The current team, however, seems to have found the solution, having scored 400 in the first Test in Nagpur. Just prior to the second Test against Australia, Dravid, a great batsman in Indian conditions during his playing days, explained the team management’s attitude of counter-attacking.
Dravid stated on Wednesday that on complicated surfaces and in various conditions, one must alter their play. One must find the perfect harmony between defensive play and putting the opposition bowlers on the back foot. If a batsman cannot put pressure on the bowlers in these situations, it can lead to losing a few wickets in rapid succession.
Whenever Rohit Sharma was given a chance, he would apply pressure on the other team in Nagpur. This is what Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja did well when they combined forces. Even though this is not the only way to play, it is significant to be able to put pressure on the opposition in these conditions, he explained further.
All the attention has been on the unpredictability of the pitches, but Team India has gone back to the basics and has concentrated on getting the batters back in form.
