Team India faced a crushing defeat at the hands of Australia in the second ODI at Visakhapatnam, getting all-out for just 117. Australia chased the target in just 11 overs with openers Mitchell Marsh (66) and Travis Head (51) unbeaten at the crease to hand their side a 10-wicket victory. It was Mitchell Starc who was the author of India collapse with his 10th five-for being the wrecker-in-chief as the hosts recorded a famous win on stripped down ‘green top’ at the Optus stadium. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul were all at the receiving end of sharp pace from Starc and departed cheaply.
So the last sentence of my statement would have been: India has not had a genuinely effective left-arm seamer since Zaheer Khan’s retirement. You cannot say that we struggle to face a left-arm seamer because he changes the dynamics of the game. Posted on Ashwin’s YouTube account, he said, “Trent Boult swung the ball and got Virat out in the 2019 World Cup semi-final.
It feels a lot different when you find yourself staring down that barrel. Kohli to face Bumrah, Shami and Umesh in nets They’re all terrific bowlers. A left-arm seamer will bowl from over the stumps, prising the stumps into play for the first time. So, how many right-arm seamers are currently swinging the ball into right-handers? We cant pressurize the opp because we dont have a left-arm fast soltuion,” he added.
Paying tribute to Starc, Ashwin said the left-hander had become even bigger than Australia great Brett Lee in the one-day game.
