Time to move on from non-performing Rohit, Kohli; next WTC cycle should usher in dawn of a new Indian batting hierarchy
By the fourth evening, the fourth Test had gotten away from India. By allowing the last pair of Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland to put on the highest partnership of Australia’s second innings, India’s task actually became straightforward – bat out 92 overs, earn an honourable draw, go to Sydney with the series level at 1-1. Not even the brilliance of Nitish Kumar Reddy and the industry of Washington Sundar, both of which complemented Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 82 on the second day, could mask the glaring gaps in the Indian batting. For India to come away unscathed from the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday, India needed serious course-correction from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant. That didn’t happen, not for any extended length of time, hence a chastening 184-run defeat in the final hour that gave Australia a 2-1 advantage going into next week’s New Year’s Test at the SCG.
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