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All quiet at Kotla as India look to compound Australia's hardship
Hindustan Times
|February 17, 2023
Australia have been very muted in the build-up to 2nd Test, a reflection of their recent record in India
NEW DELHI: The quiet before the second Test between India and Australia feels rather odd. When the Aussies usually come visiting, there are a few predictions (remember Glenn McGrath), some arrogance (Steve Waugh) and some straight-talking (Ricky Ponting). Someone, somewhere would have something to say or they would try and get under the skin of the opposition.
Gamesmanship or mental disintegration, call it what you will, it would set the stage for the series.
Contrast that to the scenes one witnessed at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on the eve of the second Test between India and Australia and you realise that while nice doesn't have to mean soft, this side doesn't quite feel Aussie enough.
India won't mind this. The home team is a side that not take its foot off the accelerator, especially in Tests in India. They don't lose much and there is an aura around the spinners the entire team basks in. Few matches last the distance and when they do, it requires a Herculean effort from the opposition. So, if Australia are being all nice and polite, India just need to play along.
This story is from the February 17, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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