BGT 2023: Picking spinners for the sake of it isn’t the best way to reach India, says Greg Chappell

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell has mentioned that selecting spinners for the sake of it isn’t the best way to reach India. Rohit Sharma’s males are all set to face Australia on the Holkar Stadium in Indore on March 1 for the third Test of the four-match Border-Gavaskar collection.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 25, 2023 11:18 IST

Chappell says Australia ought to’ve performed to their strengths (AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Former Australia captain Greg Chappell has mentioned that selecting spinners for the sake of it isn’t the best way to reach India. Rohit Sharma’s males are all set to face Australia on the Holkar Stadium in Indore on March 1 for the third Test of the four-match Border-Gavaskar collection.

Writing a column for The Sydney Morning Herald, Chappell mentioned Australia punched themselves within the mouth lengthy earlier than the primary ball was bowled within the collection.

“It was Mike Tyson who said in the lead-up to a fight with Evander Holyfield: Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. My concern after watching the first two Tests is that the Australian team punched themselves in the mouth long before the first ball was even bowled. It is one thing to plan, but to base that plan on a flawed premise is an exercise in futility,” wrote Chappell.

He went on to say that Australia wanted to play to their strengths to have an opportunity of successful the collection, including that selecting spinners for the sake of it isn’t the best way to success in India.

“Australia needed to play to their strengths to have a chance of winning this series. Spin bowling is not our strength. Picking spinners for the sake of it is not the way to success in India. We had to pick our best bowlers and trust them to do the job and back that with sensible batting, based on sound principles,” Chappell added.

The former India coach mentioned Australia captain Pat Cummins under-bowled himself and failed to make use of the quick ball.

“Cummins under-bowled himself and failed to use the short ball on a wicket of variable bounce was another mistake. To complete the trifecta, it seems that no one saw fit to tell Cummins that he was under-bowling and that he should use the short ball,” Chappell added.

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Rounaq Sehrawat

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Feb 25, 2023