Steve Smith-led Australia managed to make a comeback in the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a resounding nine-wicket victory in spin-friendly conditions at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. The 76-run target did not trouble confident Australian batters as India lost the Test in the first session itself and chased the target down easily. India still leads the series 2-1 after having secured wins in the first two matches of the series.
Throughout the series, the pitches have garnered a ton of attention. Certain section of former cricketers and fans have criticised the pitches that have been on offer during the series. But this is not the first time pitches have been under spotlight when India plays a Test match at home. It has been a common theme for some time now.
The spin-friendly wickets, that offers vicious turn on the first day of a Test, have made batting extremely challenging. Thus, over a lengthy stretch of time, results have been produced in double quick time.
When it comes to the average time taken for a completion of a Test match, India stands way behind the rest of the countries. Since 2020, average time taken for a conclusion of a Test match in India is 3.4 days. No other country during this time period produced results in less than 4 days.
Average time for a Test match completion (Since 2020):
Pakistan: 4.8 days
Sri Lanka: 4.6 days
Bangladesh: 4.6 days
Australia: 4.4 days
England: 4.4 days
West Indies: 4.3 days
South Africa: 4.1 days
New Zealand: 4 days
India 3.4 days
Even the first two Test matches between India and Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series came to an end inside three days. The Nagpur Test yielded result in 2 days eight sessions and the Delhi Test also produced result in the same time. The Indore Test came to an end in just seven sessions.
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