Stop whining and play your sport: Mark Taylor’s success mantra for Australia in Border Gavaskar Trophy

India vs Australia: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has stated that if the Pat Cummins facet needs to win within the subcontinent, they must cease whining and concentrate on their sport.

Nagpur,UPDATED: Feb 9, 2023 12:08 IST

David Warner and Alex Carey chat forward of the first Test match. (PTI Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has suggested Australia to cease whining and concentrate on their sport in the event that they wish to achieve success within the subcontinent. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has had a heated build-up to the primary Test match at Nagpur, the place the pitch has been the primary focus. With India anticipated to organize turning tracks, former Australian cricketers like Ian Healy have commented that the visiting facet can have a good likelihood at successful if India ready sporting pitches.

Mark Taylor nevertheless, in his column for the Sydney Morning Herald has written that the Australian workforce ought to block all of the chatter about pitches and concentrate on the sport.

“Australia have to block that out and say, ‘We’re playing on the same pitch as India over the next four or five days. We’ve got to make more runs.’ That’s as simple as you’ve got to keep it,” Mark Taylor wrote in his column printed on Febuary 9, simply forward of the Test match.

“Firstly, you’ve got to put all the negatives behind you; stop looking for reasons why you don’t win. Forget about that,” Taylor defined the mantra behind successful Test matches in India.

Stating that Australia must concentrate on taking part in good cricket over lengthy intervals of time, Taylor stated that the Pat Cummins facet should be mentally sturdy.

“Mentally you’ve got to stay in the game. When it gets hot over there, Virat Kohli hits a couple of fours and the crowd starts chanting, all of a sudden, the game can get away from you very quickly,” Taylor warned Australia.

The Australian workforce gained the toss at Nagpur and elected to bat first. At Lunch, the workforce had misplaced 2 wickets and had 76 runs on board. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne had efficiently negotiated the Indian spinners within the first session of Day 1.

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Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Feb 9, 2023