After breaking the pride of Australia in Perth, the Indian team is ready to take revenge for the bitter memories of Adelaide. About four years ago in Adelaide, the Australian team had given India a bitter cup of humiliation by restricting it to its lowest score of 36 runs. India had lost this day-night test with the pink ball. The Indian team will once again face Australia in the pink ball test on the same ground from December 6, so Virat Kohli, who has returned to form by scoring a century in the Perth Test, will have a chance to heal four years old wounds.
The Adelaide Oval is one of the most successful grounds for Virat. Virat has enough experience of playing a test with the pink ball. He has played four tests with the pink ball so far and scored a century. He is the only Indian to score a century in a day-night test from India. He had played a memorable innings of 74 runs in the first innings before being restricted to 36 runs at the Adelaide ground too. This time his experience and return to form in Adelaide will be useful for the Indian team.
Batted for 244 minutes against the pink ball
There are only three players from the Indian team that played against Australia in Adelaide four years ago (2020), who are in the team this time. These are Virat, Jasprit Bumrah and Ashwin. Virat and Bumrah will be the main pivot of the team in Adelaide this time too. Virat had batted for 244 minutes on this ground last time and played 180 balls. In the second Test, the Indian team will have to depend largely on Virat's experience and his batting for success. Scoring runs against the pink ball has always been challenging, but Virat has scored runs against this ball as well. His experience in Adelaide will also be useful for other team players.
Improvement instance came in handy for Virat.
Veterans Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden consider Virat's return to form a good sign for India. Gavaskar says that Virat has made slight improvements in his batting stance, so he faced the Australian bowlers better in the second innings and scored a century in Perth. This was Virat's first century after Port of Spain against West Indies in July 2023. Gavaskar says that when Virat came to bat in the second innings, there was no pressure on him. He was under pressure after two wickets fell early in the first innings. In the second innings, he made a slight change in his batting stance and widened his legs slightly, which made it easier for him to face the high balls. The way he hit a four on Hazelwood at midwicket was spectacular. Hayden also admitted that due to the improvement in stance, Virat dealt well with the uneven bounce on the pitch.
Australia will not field Test team batsmen in the practice match.
Despite the defeat in the Perth Test, the Australian team management has decided not to field its batsmen who are not scoring runs in the two-day practice match against India. According to the report, the Australian team management does not want to give its batsmen a chance to make a strategy against the Indian bowlers by making them face them in the Adelaide Test beforehand. Cricketers like Sam Constas, Matt Renshaw, and Scott Boland will play in the Prime Minister's XI in the pink ball practice match. The team will be led by Jack Edwards. Australia's Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have not been in form for a long time.
Webster may be included in the team.
All-rounder Beau Webster may be included in the Australian team for the second Test in place of injured Mitchell Marsh. However, coach Andrew McDonald had clarified that the same team that played in Perth would play in the Adelaide Test. He also said that Mitchell Marsh's injury is being monitored. If Marsh recovers on time, he will play in Adelaide. If he does not recover, Webster can be included in the team as his replacement. Webster played for Australia A against India A.
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