“It Was Critical Over…”: India Star Points Out Where Things Started To Go Downhill For Ravichandran Ashwin vs Australia | Cricket News

Ravichandran Ashwin was let down by the change of ball which proved to be softer and Australian batters discovered simpler to attain of, feels senior keeper Dinesh Karthik. The embattled Team India, which had set Australia a meagre 76 goal, received a glimmer of hope when Ashwin dismissed Umsan Khawaja off the second ball within the third morning.

“Ashwin is a momentum bowler, when he gets a wicket, he generally adds two-three in his spell. Ashwin after that first wicket bowled a lot of balls that troubled Head,” Karthik instructed Cricbuzz.

In reality, India had the management throughout these first 10 overs. “Ashwin bowled really well in the first 10 overs, kept good length, but the moment they changed that ball, they were not happy with the ball, probably the stitches had given a little way near the leather,” Karthik defined.

With Australia 13/1 after 10 overs, the ball developed some concern close to the seam and needed to be modified. In the subsequent over left-hander Travis Head, who was on 5 off 22 balls, stepped it up hitting the premier India off-spinner for a boundary and a six to grab management.

“The changed ball made a lot of difference. It was not as hard as they expected. Probably, it didn’t have the bite the ball could have had if it was harder. From then on things just turned completely Australia’s way.” With the modified ball, Ashwin leaked 13 runs within the eleventh over and Karthik termed it a “critical” juncture of the match.

“It was critical over in the sense he gave away two loose balls a bit fuller and from that moment Travis Head didn’t look back. He said that’s it, I’m on the charge now. I feel good, my defence is coming well. You make a small error and the batter pounces on it.” “Yes, you’re chasing a low target, so pressure was different. But Head made sure the moment he got those boundaries, he didn’t look back,” he stated.

The win secured Australia a spot within the World Test Championship remaining. India now face a should win state of affairs within the fourth and remaining Test starting in Ahmedabad on xx to make the WTC Final.

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