new Delhi. Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath believes that the absence of Virat Kohli in the last three Tests in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will give Rohit Sharma a chance to establish himself as a full-blown Test batsman. McGrath met with reporters at a virtual press conference on Monday. Kohli will become a father in January and he will return home after playing the first Test. Will their absence reduce India’s chances of winning the series.
To this, McGraw said that the time of the birth of your child is very important and he wants to be there and support his wife at that time. I can understand There is no doubt that this will affect the series. The Indian team will lose a good player and not having three of four Tests is a big deal. Now it is up to the other players to take responsibility in their absence.
Which Indian batsman will target in the absence of Australian fast bowler Kohli. On this, he said that in my view Rohit Sharma is a good batsman who has not got so much in Test cricket, as much as he deserves. Maybe after Rohit’s return, Rohit will play a big responsibility. As far as targeting is concerned, you cannot think of a player. The Indian team also has batsmen like Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and KL Rahul. After Virat returns, someone else will have the chance to take responsibility. It may be Rohit Sharma.
Jasprit Bumrah has not played any Test since February, but McGraw has no doubt that this fast bowler will do well. He said that Bumrah is a world class bowler. I like their mentality. He puts the ball at a good place with good speed. Their second and third spells are as fast as the first. He is likely to finish his career as a veteran.
McGraw believes that cricket has become much faster now than in his time. A lot of T20 cricket is happening now, which requires a fast start. Because of this, ODIs and Test cricket have also been affected. When we played, scoring 300 runs was not common, as it is now. If you look at the Indian team, the bounce and speed in Australia does not scare them. Now he has learned to play in the situation of Australia. He also proved this by winning the Test series here on the previous tour. This has given them a lot of confidence. Indian players now play with players from Australia in IPL. This has shown them that the players of the opposing team are also common. Now the Indian team comes here with a different mindset. The matches of the Indian team’s tour of Australia will be broadcast on Sony Ten 3 from 27 November.
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