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Australia cricketing legend Matthew Hayden advised Rohit Sharma-led India to find a way to get through the new ball as the top batting order collapsed during the third Test match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at The Gabba on Monday. Team India lost their four wickets during first 15 overs against Australia. Yashasvi Jaiswal (4), Shubman Gill (1), Virat Kohli (3), Rishabh Pant (9) dismissed on single digit scores.
He explained that India have lost their top order largely in the first 10 overs during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He further explained that Australia's young batter Nathan McSweeney is yet to perform in an ongoing series but he was seen resisting to not lose his wicket early.
"I just feel at the moment that there's an urgency around India's batting. It has to be an effort over time here at The Gabba. Technically, you know, find a way to get through the new ball. You haven't got that long. You know, those wickets all came largely within the first 10 overs. So for mine, just having, you know, this brewing effort around trying to find a way to stay and remain at the crease. Nathan McSweeney hasn't set this series on light. But what he has done is resist the urge to get out early. Ousman Khawaja is a bit the same. And that's Australian conditions. It's a new ball wicket. Melbourne will be no different, nor Sydney" said Hayden on star sports.
Coming back to the third Test match, rain stopped play in the third session of Day 3 of the ongoing Test match at The Gabba as India still trail Australia's score by 394 runs.
At Stumps on Day 3, the visitors are struggling at 51/4 with right-hand batter KL Rahul (33*) and team skipper Rohit Sharma (0*) unbeaten at the crease.
