…When three Indian warriors had penetrated the Gaba labyrinth, will this charisma be seen this time? – eSHOP24X7

India vs Australia, third test at Gabba: Gaba…….A ground in Brisbane, Australia where the victory achieved by the Indian team 3 years ago will be fresh in the minds of all Indians. In this match, the young Indian players hunted kangaroos, where India registered a victory and destroyed the pride of Australia. The Australian team was invincible here and defeating them was like a common man defeating an elephant with a sandpiper. But with youthful spirit and passion, the Indian players performed such a miracle. The players did not give up until the last ball and defeated the Australian team by 3 wickets. In this match, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar emerged as the biggest heroes of the Indian team. These young players had achieved such a feat by winning, which not even the best batsmen could achieve. Now, once again, the Indian team is all set to take on Australia at the same historic Gabba Cricket Ground in Brisbane. Both teams will play the third match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at the Gaba ground.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will have to do wonders with the bat.

The 6-star Indian players who participated in the victory at Gabba in the year 2021 are not part of the Test team this time. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will have to take more responsibility with the bat. These players are also experts in defeating opposing teams and have immense experience. In the last match, Rahul opened with youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal. While Rohit Sharma played in the middle order. The same plan can also be adopted in the GABA test. Virat Kohli, one of the best batsmen in the world, will be desperate to play a big innings once. He has already pulled the team out of tough situations many times and when his bat works, Team India’s victory is certain. It is absolutely certain that he will finish in the number four spot.

All eyes will be on Nitish Reddy

The Indian team’s score will largely depend on the starting pair. Jaiswal had played 161 run innings in the first Test match and made the team the winner. He had an opening partnership of 201 runs with Rahul. Indian cricket fans will expect big innings from these two batsmen. The goalkeeping responsibility can be handed over to Rishabh Pant. His agility is noticeable on the field. When he has pace, he can destroy any bowling attack. While Nitish Reddy, who was placed further down the order, managed to impress with his batting. He was the top scorer for the Indian team in both innings of the second Test and played an innings of 42-42 runs. Now he will be desperate to play at the Gabba for the first time.

Fast bowlers wreak havoc at Gabba

The Gaba pitch has always been nothing less than a paradise for fast bowlers. Where they bounce a lot and the ball also swings a lot. The ball arrives with great speed after falling. Here, once again, a charismatic performance is expected from Jasprit Bumrah. If team India has to hold on to the winning streak, then it is very important for them to continue. In the first match, he single-handedly led the team to victory by taking a total of 8 wickets. Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna will have to support him. These players will have to expose the Australian batsmen and will also have to figure out how to stop Trawick Head. He played an innings of 140 runs in the second Test. Now, if team India wants to take the lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, they will have to win the Gabba Test at any cost. Furthermore, the victory will also keep alive the hopes of reaching the final of the World Test Championship. In this way, India can kill two birds with one stone.

Possible to play eleven of the Indian team

Team India was struggling with injured players in the year 2021.

Today, three years ago in 2021, the Test match between India and Australia was played at the Gaba ground. So this was the last match of the series on BGT and the series was tied 1-1. The Indian team was struggling with injured players. Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja were injured and superstar batsman Virat Kohli was also not present. In such a situation, it was becoming difficult to be a part of Team India’s XI. Somehow, captain Ajinkya Rahane formed the playing eleven for the match. Washington Sundar and T Natarajan made their debut in the match. Shardul Thakur, Natarajan, Washington and Mohammed Siraj were present in that Indian lineup. These players did not have much experience and how would they cope with the strong Australian batsman? This was the most important question.

Australia had scored 369 runs in the first innings.

In the match, Australian captain Tim Paine won the toss and decided to bat first. Then newcomer Mohammad Siraj initially showed the dangerous David Warner the way to the pavilion. After this, Shardul Thakur was also not far behind and also took the wicket of Marcus Harris. At 17 runs, the Australian team seemed to be in trouble after losing their first two matches. Marnus Labuschagne then played an excellent innings of 108 runs and took the team to 369 runs in the first innings. T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar took 3 wickets each for India.

Sundar-Shardul set the tone by scoring a half-century

After this it was the turn of the Indian batsmen. In the first innings, Rohit Sharma (44 runs), Ajinkya Rahane (37 runs) and Mayank Agarwal (38 runs) made a good start but none of these players could play a big innings and the team lost 6 wickets for 186 runs only. . . Given. In such a situation, India seemed to fall behind in the match. Then, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar emerged as problem solvers for the Indian team. These players played excellent innings and brought the Indian team back into the match and created a different kind of excitement among the Indian fans present in the stadium. Sundar (62 runs) and Shardul Thakur (67 runs) were out after scoring half-centuries. Team India had two such precious gems who, after bowling, could destroy a strong team like Australia with batting. These players rescued the team from trouble and brought the team’s score closer to Australia. India scored 336 runs in the first innings. In this way, Australia could gain a lead of only 33 runs in the first innings.

Playing against the 11 of the Indian team that won at the Gaba field

Mohammad Siraj showed his magic in the second innings

Mian Magic was then seen in the second innings against Australia. When great cricketers like Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Wade couldn’t face Mohammad Siraj. In the second innings, Siraj breathed fire with his balls, due to which the Kangaroo batsman could not escape. He took a total of five wickets and the entire Australian team was reduced to just 294 runs. Shardul Thakur supported him well and took four wickets. In this way, team India achieved a total target of 328 runs to win.

Shubman Gill played a good innings

The Indian team had a very bad start in chasing the target. When explosive batsman Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring just 7 runs. After this, the experienced Cheteshwar Pujara and the young Shubman Gill took the Indian team forward. Pujara had placed Angad’s feet at one end of the crease. On the other hand, young Shubman Gill played many excellent shots and scored runs at a fast pace. Pujara was playing his natural game and took his time as he moved like a turtle. Then, on 132 runs, Gill left the Indian team, returned to the pavilion and missed his century. But with his solid innings of 91 runs, he left the Indian team in a position from which they could win the match.

Indian star players who achieved victory at Gabba outside the Test team

Rishabh Pant became the hero of victory.

Later, captain Ajinkya Rahane came on the field and he too was out after scoring 24 runs. After this, Cheteshwar Pujara, the wall of the Indian batting order at that time, was also out after scoring 50 runs. Then the team score was 228 runs and half of the Indian team had returned to the pavilion. Due to this, clouds were seen hanging over Team India’s victory and victory was seen slipping out of their hands, because Pujara was holding one end of the crease. Rishabh Pant then played an innings of 89 runs without being out. During this, he hit 9 fours and a six. He made the Indian team win. The Australian bowlers couldn’t cope with him. This victory was special in many ways because at that time the Indian team was completely new and they had very little experience playing Test cricket. The Indian team won the series 2-1 and the youth team hoisted the tricolor in Australia. Pant received the Man of the Match award for his excellent performance.

The Gaba field is the stronghold of the Australian team

The Gabba cricket ground in Bisbane was Australia’s stronghold. Where they had not lost any test match since 1988. The Australian team has so far played a total of 62 Tests on this ground, of which they have won 42 and only lost 10. That is why the Indian team’s victory was even greater. For the first time, India had broken Australia’s pride by registering Test victory at this historic cricket ground. This time also the Indian team will take the field to repeat the feat of three years ago.

Indian team test record at Gaba ground

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