Going into the final day of the Sydney Test, Team India needed a further 309 runs for a win with eight wickets in hand. But they were dealt an early blow when Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed in just the second over of the day.
Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara then stitched together a 148-run partnership to raise Team India’s hopes. But the dismissals of the two set batsmen and the hamstring injury sustained by Hanuma Vihari made the team forego the chase. Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin then batted out almost 43 overs to help the team secure a creditable draw.
In the recent episode of the Star Sports show Cricket Connected, R Sridhar reflected on Team India’s memorable Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph.
The fielding coach highlighted that the lows of Adelaide brought the team closer.
He lauded the entire Indian team, including the departing skipper Virat Kohli and the new captain Ajinkya Rahane, for believing in themselves and turning things around.
R Sridhar pointed out that Team India’s fighting effort on the final day at Sydney gave them the belief that they could clinch the series at the Gabba.
The entire Team India had a quiet determination to breach the Gabbatoir: R Sridhar
R Sridhar mentioned that the entire team had the steely determination to put it across Australia at the Gabba.
Team India required 324 runs on the final day in Brisbane with all ten wickets in hand - an equation almost similar to the one in Sydney. They lost an early wicket again in the form of Rohit Sharma.
But they did not let the opportunity slip this time around, with Shubman Gill (91), Cheteshwar Pujara (56), and Rishabh Pant (89*) being the chief architects of the run-chase.
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