Brad Haddin, a former Australian wicketkeeper-batter, is quite impressed with India’s remarkable victory over Bangladesh in the highly-truncated Kanpur Test and worries that Rohit Sharma’s team may replicate the same performance when they visit Australia the following month.
Even though the match ended in a dull stalemate due to rain and a wet pitch that caused more than two days of play to be cancelled, the Indian side managed to force a result and finish a 2-0 series sweep of their neighbors.
Haddin showered Rohit with compliments for the way he guided the team to an incredible victory.
“They made it possible for themselves to win the match. It was more important to find enough time to bowl Bangladesh out than it was to score a lot of runs.
They were excellent cricket players, but it all came down to providing them enough time. “I would like to commend Rohit Sharma, the support staff,” Haddin stated on the LiSTNR podcast.
Following their first-inning 233-bowled outing of Bangladesh, the Indian batting team broke the Test cricket records for quickest 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250.
“They started the game at eight overs, but their main strategy was to give themselves ample time to bowl Bangladesh out.
“This is how Rohit Sharma has always been. He thinks victory first and then everything second and what they did with the manner they played, they gave themselves a chance to win a Test match that was going to fizzle out into a draw — I adore the style of cricket.
“They could have easily had a really good net session, got a draw and no one would have said a thing,” Haddin stated.
Haddin did not completely rule out the prospect when asked if India could pull off a similar feat against a very superior Australian squad.
“I do, in fact. Given the outcome, a draw would have been the worse outcome for India. It was impossible for India to lose. Nothing stood in Rohit’s way. How enjoyable it was to watch! It’s a fantastic method to win in Test cricket,” Haddin remarked.
India is hoping to win a hat-trick of series down under after winning their past two Test rubber matches in Australia.
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