India’s loss of Border-Gavaskar Trophy was due to criticizing failures in the series, here are the top five mistakes that have main role in India’s loss. As Australia won in the much-anticipated series, ending their 10-year dry period. Overall full credit to Australia’s performance that could be termed as masterclass, series loss of India was due to critical failures in the series. Here are the top five mistakes that played a main role in India’s loss.
Under Pressure Batting collapse
Failure to deal with pressure in crucial moments was the biggest flaw for team India throughout the tournament. India failed to reach 200 in crucial matches even with superstars batsman Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. The absence of partnerships and wickets falling repeatedly hurt them.
India’s top order throughout the series could not counter Mitchell Starc’s swing as Starc had unsettled them. Starc’s fiery spells in the first innings of many Tests set India back, which resulting Indian team chase throughout.
Missed Opportunities and Missed fielding
As per adage catches win matches. In Indian case, dropped chances had cost the Indian team much. Dropped catches in case of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne ensured that Australia scored maximum runs during fault-finding phases of the game. Even the misfields and overthrow also didn’t support India in using chances to disrupt partnerships.
Captaincy Decisions and Tactical Errors
Decisions of captain Rohit Sharma including bowling changes and field placements were often questioned. In some of the cases, defensive plan permitted Australia to take control of the game in favour of them. Capitalize on critical moments ultimately cost them Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Fixation on Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah bowled a series took 32 wickets at an average of 13.06, but rest of the bowlers of India were not up to the that mark. Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Siraj could shine at times, but they unable to reproduce it regularly. As like Bumrah another strike bowlers unable to sustained pressure on the Australian batting order.
Australia wins Border- Gavaskar Trophy
While Australia performed their plans brightly, it was maybe equally correct that India’s shortcoming played their slice equally big in the result of the series. Tactical errors, missed opportunities including batting collapses, the failure to rise to occasion at critical moments which cost India Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
