Australia’s David Warner has claimed the inexperience of playing on sub-continent pitches was one of the reasons behind Matt Renshaw’s success in the first Test at Pune.
The 20-year-old youngster Renshaw was good against the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the Pune Test. Renshaw’s opening partner and Australian vice-captain David Warner was in complete awe of him as even after being ill, he did his best with the willow in both of Australia’s innings.
Renshaw was the second top-scorer for the visitors after skipper Steven Smith, who hit a brilliant century in the second innings. The southpaw showed grit to stay on the wicket when it came to shifting gears.
In an interview, David Warner said:
“Renshaw played fantastic, It could have been a different story if he stayed out there or he didn’t come off but the way he played and the way he adapted from coming off, being sick and going back out there was credit to him. First Test match in India, India probably didn’t expect that. We’ve never seen him play in these conditions as well, so we know how he can play and that’s the good thing about this game. When you have fresh people in the team, you don’t know what they’re capable of as well and it adds another string to your bow.”
In domestic circuit, Renshaw is known for batting for a longer period of time. And his opening partner David Warner is completely opposite to what Renshaw’s game is and that is why, the Australian team management feels comfortable with their opening combination.