I am happy that Team India was not only successful in winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but also succeeded in making a place in the final of the World Test Championship. Not only this, the dominance of Team India was seen in this series. India outperformed Australia in every department except the Indore Test.
I don’t think pitch should be made a topic of controversy because when team India goes on tour of Australia then those pitches are defended by calling them lively. Team India adapts very quickly to the conditions there and performs well. The example of this is Team India winning series there for two consecutive times. If India can perform in this way against the world’s top team continuously, then there is nothing better than this. India’s continuous victory over Australia speaks volumes about its dominance in world cricket.
As far as Virat Kohli is concerned, when his bat speaks, everyone praises him and at the same time when runs are not coming from his bat, fans should maintain restraint. Although even before his century he was looking in rhythm. He was hitting the ball from the middle of the bat and he was looking in control. This was the situation when pitch was quite challenging. Sometimes the ball was keeping low, and even a bat-pad decision went against him. When the match took place on a better pitch in Ahmedabad, Virat did his best there. A performance that his fans had been waiting since a long time. His amazing temperament was seen in this performance and his big hits were also seen in the later part of the innings. I don’t just hope, but believe also that he will continue to perform like this in future also. He has recently scored a century in all three formats.
The author besides being the coach of Virat Kohli, is a Dronacharya Award winner.
