Pink ball or red ball, first innings runs are vital in Test cricket and India have been lacking recently. Adelaide was the fourth time in the last five Tests that they were unable to reach the 200-run mark. Adelaide’s 180 followed a series of 150 against Australia in Perth, 156 against New Zealand in Pune and 46 against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Rohit Sharma brought context to those numbers when he highlighted all of those matches were played in difficult batting conditions – even those at home, which he admitted was their choice. At the same time, he looked to his batters to do better.
“When you come to Australia, I feel the best chance of winning a Test match is by putting runs on the board,” he said after India’s ten-wicket defeat two hours into day three.
“We were 30-40 runs short with the bat in the first innings. And then there were opportunities when Australia were batting and we failed to take those chances [Travis Head was…
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