Pant’s excellent counter-attacking innings of 97 came off just 118 deliveries, and it looked like India would cruise to victory when he was on the crease. He was making batting on a Day 5 pitch look very easy, as he took the attack to Australia’s world-class pace attack.
It was difficult to go for the win after Pant & Pujara’s wickets: Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin also spoke about the impact losing Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara had on India. They looked to be edging towards a possible victory, but after Australia roared back with two quick wickets, India weren’t left with any choice but to defend and fight for the draw.
With multiple injuries in the India camp, especially to Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin felt that India had to dig deep in order to get a draw.
And Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari did just that, batting together for more than 50 overs to help India earn an improbable draw. The result keeps the series level at 1-1 going into the fourth and final Test which begins on Friday.
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