Brisbane, The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels Australia can have the momentum within the third Check towards India beginning on Saturday because of their victory within the Pink Ball Check at Adelaide final week.
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Australia levelled the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-1 with a 10-wicket win within the day-night Check after dropping the primary Check at Perth by 295 runs.
“The momentum that the Indian team got in Perth was lost during the 10-day gap. Now, the momentum is with Australia because they have won this Test match,” Gavaskar advised Star Sports activities.
“After the Adelaide Test, a few days later, you are playing at The Gabba. So, the momentum is now with the Australian team,” he added.
Talking to the identical channel, former spinner Harbhajan Singh mentioned India ought to attempt to play their greatest cricket to register a win on the ‘Gabba’ earlier than travelling to extra beneficial venues in Sydney and Melbourne.
“Their best chances will be, I think, in Sydney and Melbourne. Anyway, if you play your best cricket at The Gabba and win there, then you will definitely win one match out of Melbourne or Sydney,” Harbhajan mentioned.
He mentioned India have the power to make a comeback into the sequence regardless of the heavy loss in Adelaide.
“The equality of the first two Tests shows that both teams have the ability to come back. Australia has come back; now maybe it’s India’s turn to turn the tables,” he mentioned.
The proprietor of 711 worldwide wickets too agreed that the lengthy interval between the primary and second Check resulted in India dropping the momentum.
“This series is tough because both teams have had losses. What happened with Australia in Perth, maybe they didn’t expect it. And what happened with India in Adelaide, maybe India also didn’t expect it.
“Though there was a really lengthy hole within the center between the 2 Checks, generally such a spot spoils the momentum, and it occurred right here,” he mentioned.