The second match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played in Adelaide from 6 December. There are still 3 days left for the match to start but the number 1 player of the team is out of the match. We are talking about Ravichandran Ashwin who will not be given a chance in the second test also. According to media reports, only Washington Sundar will get a chance in place of Ashwin in the Adelaide Test. Washington Sundar also got priority in the Perth Test and the same is going to happen in Adelaide also.
Only Sundar will get a chance in Adelaide
Ashwin’s record in Adelaide is excellent but here Team India has decided to give a chance to Washington Sundar only. According to the report published in Times of India, BCCI source said that Sundar’s chances of playing are 90 percent. He will be given priority over both R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Washington Sundar played in the Perth Test where he took 2 wickets and could score 4 runs in the first innings and 29 runs in the second innings. By the way, Sundar had played an innings of 42 runs with pink ball in the warm-up match held in Canberra and also got one wicket.
R Ashwin is number 1 with pink ball
The surprising thing is that Team India’s number 1 bowler with pink ball is R Ashwin. This off-spinner has taken 18 wickets with the pink ball. Ashwin’s record in Adelaide is also excellent. Last time Ashwin had taken 5 wickets on this ground. In Adelaide, he has taken a total of 16 wickets so far. But despite this figure, if Team India does not give him a chance in the playing eleven, then it would be quite strange.
Australia is strong in pink ball test
If we talk about pink ball test, Australia’s team is very strong. This team has lost only one pink ball test out of 14 so far. On the other hand, Team India has lost one out of four pink ball tests. Team India has got this only defeat from Australia only. Now it remains to be seen what happens this time in Adelaide?