Sunil Gavaskar on Friday rued that the Indian bowlers couldn’t use the pink ball as they need to have as distinction to the Australian quicks.
“They need to make the batters play as a lot as they’ll. And that is what occurs whenever you make the batters play as a lot as you’ll be able to,” Gavaskar stated to Star Sports activities.
“You’ll be able to set them up by bowling a few deliveries exterior after which get the ball to maneuver again in, because it did to Nathan McSweeney within the Perth Take a look at, or to Labuschagne within the Perth Take a look at, like what Bumrah did. The Indian bowlers have not likely used the pink ball in addition to they need to have,” he added.
After skittling out India for 180, courtesy of Mitchell Starc’s 6 wickets, Australia are at present 86/1 with Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney within the center. Jasprit Bumrah took the lone wicket of Usman Khawaja for 13 runs.
In the meantime, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden referred to as Starc a “magician with the pink ball” after the left-arm fast ran by way of the Indian batting line-up.
“He has that scrambled seam supply that goes throughout the right-hander, however when he does have that capability – which he did – I have to admit I used to be a bit stunned. I’ve by no means actually seen the pink ball swing into the kind of fortieth over and so aggressively swing as properly, Hayden stated.
“By that stage, he used a extremely vital phrase, and it’s a little bit of an underrated phrase as properly, and that’s ‘momentum’. It was all in favour of India. A troublesome place to return again from in life and sport is these alternatives to wrestle again momentum, and Mitchell Starc did that in solely the best way he can – when the lights are like the best way they’re and with that beautiful-coloured ball in his hand. He’s only a magician with the pink ball,” he added.
(With company inputs)