Team India lost by 184 runs in the Melbourne Test. Australia is leading 2-1 in the series. The question is who is responsible for this defeat? After all, why did Team India lose this match when at one time it had a chance to win it? Indian fans did not expect what happened in the Melbourne Test at all. India suffered a crushing defeat by 184 runs in Melbourne. Chasing the target of 340 runs, Team India was out for 155 runs in the second innings, whereas till the tea break, Team India had lost only 3 wickets. Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal were firmly at the crease but after the tea break, Australia’s bowlers performed brilliantly and took the remaining 7 wickets of India. The question is who is responsible for this defeat?
Rohit Sharma
The biggest and first culprit of Team India’s defeat is Rohit Sharma. In this test match, the captain changed his batting position and did not bat in both the innings and due to his decision, in-form batsman KL Rahul also came in a bad situation. KL Rahul also failed in both the innings. He was performing well in the opening but as soon as he reached number three, his bat stopped working. He could not even open his account in the second innings. Rohit Sharma himself scored 12 runs in two innings
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli was the second biggest culprit of Team India’s defeat. Virat Kohli once again disappointed in both the innings. He scored 36 runs in the first innings but he was run out by Yashasvi Jaiswal during that innings. In the second innings, Virat was out after scoring 5 runs. The big thing is that in both the innings, Virat Kohli once again got out while trying to touch the ball outside the off stump.
Mohammad Siraj’s bad bowling
Mohammed Siraj (Mohammed Siraj) Mohammed Siraj (Mohammed Siraj) is the most senior fast bowler of Team India. The pitch is suitable for fast bowling but Siraj did not take a single wicket after spending 122 runs in the first innings. Bumrah has not received any support from Siraj. In the second innings he managed to take 3 wickets but despite losing 6 wickets for 91 runs, Australia reached 234 runs.
a missed catch
The fourth culprit of Team India’s defeat was its fielding. Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped a total of 3 catches in the second innings. Two catches were very easy and Yashasvi Jaiswal is also a good fielder but he made a mistake. Nitish Reddy also dropped a catch. Overall, in this match, Team India was disappointed on every front.
