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Australia enforce a mammoth 298 runs win to complete 4-0 against India
Australia managed to enforce a mammoth 298 run win and inflict a 4-0 whitewash against India, on Saturday. This is India’s 8th overseas loss on the trot.
Australia won by 122 runs in Melbourne an innings and 68 runs in Sydney and an innings and 37 runs in Perth before their final Adelaide annihilation.
This 4-0 series win was not enough to lift Australia out of fourth position on the ICC rankings is an indication of how far the side had fallen, and how much work remains for Michael Clarke and his men. But they are the on the way up. Their next Test tour is to the West Indies in April, and there they can move up the rankings list, closer to their goal of regaining the No.1 spot.
For India, this was the culmination of a miserable year away from home. They remain in third spot on the rankings, but only just. They began the day at 6 for 166, with no hope of chasing the target of 500 or batting all day to play out the draw. The first wicket came when Ishant Sharma edged behind off Ryan Harris for 2, and that was closely followed by Wriddhiman Saha (3) also edging behind off Peter Siddle.
VVS Laxman averaged 19.37 for the series, Virender Sehwag averaged 24.75, Rahul Dravid 24.25, Gautam Gambhir 22.62, MS Dhoni 20.40 and Sachin Tendulkar 35.87. None of them scored as many runs as Kohli, whose 300 came at 37.50, and such results should encourage the selectors to give more opportunities to fresh batsmen.
The Indian bowlers were also below-par. Zaheer finished with 15 wickets at 31.80, a decent result and an indication that he keeps working hard even in trying circumstances, and Yadav showed promise with his 14 wickets at 39.35. But Ishant’s five wickets at 90.20, Ashwin’s nine victims at 62.77, and the folly of picking Vinay Kumar at the WACA all stood out as disappointments.
Australia enforce a mammoth 298 runs win to complete 4-0 against India
Originally published on: All India Today
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