Australia Showed Tremendous Adaptability, India Will Bounce Back After Pune Loss: VVS Laxman
Feb 27, 2017 at 4:28 PM
Former Indian Test batsman VVS Laxman has stated in his latest column, after Australia put on a grand performance, that India will bounce back in the ongoing four-match Test series at home, after humiliating first Test loss by 333 runs in Pune, on Saturday, when the hosts were bundled out for 105 in the first innings and 107 in the second innings respectively as left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe has picked 12-wicket haul – to give Australia their first victory since 2004 in India.
“There is plenty of time to bounce back from the Pune defeat, and especially given the quality that is at Virat’s [Kohli] disposal,” Laxman mentioned in his column for Cricket Country.
The 42-year-old Hyderabad-born Laxman has expressed India would be eyeing to make a strong comeback after learning the lesson in Pune Test which wrapped inside three days.
“While Pune cannot be wished away as a bad dream, India can use it as a template of what not to do. And emerge stronger by imbibing the lessons,” Laxman mentioned.
Laxman in his column has also praised Australian players for adapting the situation well before stating they have been positive in the approach for the first Test.
“Australia showed tremendous adaptability. They anointed themselves underdogs for this series, but they played like a champion outfit and reaped the rewards of meticulous preparation, excellent attention to detail,” Laxman further said.
Laxman, who has the vast amount of Test cricket, has stated its better to learn the lessons early in order to stage a big comeback against the side which entered into the series as underdogs.
“There are lessons to be learnt for India, and knowing how much pride there is in that dressing-room, I can state with certainty that those lessons will be learnt not just thoroughly, but also quickly,” Laxman wrote.
However, Laxman, the cricket expert in his write-up has further explained the fans should not forget the achievements what India has registered under the 28-year-old Virat Kohli in Tests so far.
“I think it is essential not to lose sight of the larger picture. India came into this Test sitting on a 19-match unbeaten streak. They had swept aside New Zealand, England and Bangladesh at home with an authority that was befitting their status as the No. 1 Test team in the world,” Laxman further wrote.
The former top-order batsman Laxman played 134 Tests for India in which he had amassed 8,781 runs at an average of 45.97 in which he had smashed 17 hundreds and 56 fifties.