He also commends the editors Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj
Keeping Steven Smith quiet has been one of the highlights of India’s strong display against Australia in their consecutive series, which is tied 1-1 after both teams won eight -wicket recorded in Adelaide and Melbourne. India has been so tight that it has not surpassed doubles yet, with scores of 1, 1 *, 0 and 8 so far.
Smith has been particularly troubled by R Ashwin, with the offspinner far ahead in his face-to-face battle with Australia’s best batsman. Ashwin has given him 23 balls so far, and Smith has only made four runs – all singles – and is out twice.
Analyzing the competition, Sachin Tendulkar proposed Ashwin’s control, mixing and design for Smith.
“In the first Test, Smith got out to arm arm or you can call it more direct that Ashwin releases differently,” Tendulkar said PTI. “An outside player bowls a straight man who slips off the surface when the fingers are not on top of the ball.
“In the second Test, it was just a slide [Ashwin’s] there were fingers on the top of the ball, which kicked and turned. Steve Smith played a typical flick to a management break that any bat does with instinct, and the ranger was in a great position there. He was a member and a well-planned wicket by Ashwin. They’re both class players, so someone has a better day and so far, Ashwin has knocked out the winner in the first two tests. “
Tendulkar was also full of praise for Ajinkya Rahane’s leadership after India’s equal win in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, but called for a comparison between his captaincy and regular captain Virat Kohli. With India 64 for 3 at the same innings in the first innings, Rahane 112 helped India to a decisive 131-run lead before 27 not out in the second innings put the nerves in the chase run, where India had lost two early wickets.
“I thought Ajinkya was batting brilliantly,” Tendulkar said. “He was calm, calm and done. He had an aggressive intention, but a proper attack was balanced by calm and confidence. So he didn’t miss chances when there was a boundary ball. And when one had to be patient , he was patient. the intention was very good. “
“I felt this was a great performance by our team, the way our team was able to play and the way Ajinkya led the team,” said Tendulkar. you look at top cricketers and their contribution, it’s been great. People should not compare to Virat. Ajinkya is on [a] different personalities. His intentions were aggressive. I would like to remind everyone that they are Indians and both play for India, so no individual comes above India. The team and the country are above all else. “
India entered the second Test with two debaters in Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj, both of whom came away with good contributions. Gill made 45 and 35 not out, and Siraj’s game figures of 5 for 77 were the second-best ever for a visitor visiting Australia for the first time in 50 years. gone.
“Shubman looked confident and comfortable,” Tendulkar said. “He played some great pictures from the short material submitted by the Australians.
“Let’s also not forget how Siraj has bowled. It didn’t look like he was playing his first Test game. The way he bowled his first one and then gradually picked it up , but he never looked like he was playing his first match.The plans were well thought out.He implemented it well.Both debaters were comfortable in performing their plans. “