Shoaib Akhtar, former fast bowler of Pakistan, has been consistently criticizing Team India after India’s defeat in the first Test. Ajinkya Rahane is targeted in the guise of skipper Virat Kohli. He said that if Kohli does not run out, the stance of the match may be different.
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Shoaib Akhtar said, ‘The way Ajinkya Rahane made Virat Kohli run away as he took his life. If Kohli played 150 or 200 innings, the match situation could have been different. He said India played well in the first match against the same bowling attack. I don’t know why I changed my approach in the second innings. India surrendered before Hazelwood and Cummins. Starting a series like this is tedious. This defeat will hurt India for years.
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India scored 244 in the first innings. Virat Kohli has scored over 70 runs. But the team’s batting failed miserably in the second innings. The whole team could only score 36. This gave Australia a small score to chase and they easily won the match.
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Captain Kohli will not be part of the team in the second Test. In such a situation, the responsibility of the leadership rests with Rahane. Coming back to Team India’s second Test in the absence of Kohli and Rohit is not easy. India are 1-0 in the four-match Test series. The second Test will be played in Melbourne on December 26.
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