Australia suffered yet another humiliating defeat at the hands of India, this time a six-wicket hammering in the second Test at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi on Sunday (February 19). Yet again India summed up the match within three days to take a 2-0 lead in the four-match Test series. Indian bowlers looked in hurry on Day 3 as they snared nine of the Australian wickets inside the first session of the day as the visitors were bundled out for 113, thanks to Ravindra Jadeja's wizardry of 7/42. India then overhauled the lowly target with six wickets in hand as Cheteshwar Pujara, who was playing his 100th Test smashed the winning runs.
Meanwhile, Australia skipper Pat Cummins rued team's drubbing in the Delhi Test. Cummins blamed team's batters and said that they went above and beyond the call of duty during their second innings, resulting in a catastrophic batting collapse that cost them the second Test in less than a day.
The entire Australian side was bundled out for just 113 and in reply India made the light work of the lowly target and clinched the issue with six wickets to spare.
"Nagpur maybe we underplayed it, we probably overplayed it Delhi at times in the second innings. You've got to find a way to try and put pressure back on the bowlers. They're really, really good bowlers, especially in these conditions. Probably just at times maybe just overplayed it," Cummins said in a post-match conference.
"I thought they bowled really well. It's not easy out there. But perhaps some guys went away from their methods. Each batter has their own way to go about it. I don't think there's any one size fits all rule. Unfortunately, quite a few of us got out with kind of cross-batted shots which might not be our preferred method," he added.
Meanwhile, Cummins also hinted at Cameron Green's return in the Indore Test.
"We've got a bit of time. We'll have a good think. Have a look at different things. I think over the next day or two we'll look at any changes in the squad as well. Mitchell Swepson has gone home, he's a chance of coming back. Hopefully Cam Green is available, [Josh] Hazlewood, [Mitchell] Starc, we'll manage that," Cummins said. "We'll assess it over the next couple of days. [We've] probably got enough time to have a bit of a break, a bit of a refresh, and still plenty of time to roll up the sleeves before the next one," he added.
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