India have the quality to hit back; they just need to use the DRS better: Ganguly
FORMER INDIA SKIPPER Sourav Ganguly believes that team India has all the weapons in their armoury to bounce back from the embarrassing defeat in the first Test against Australia in Pune.
The southpaw is confident that the hosts will display a better performance in the remaining three Tests in the series. As reported by PTI, Ganguly reckoned that Anil Kumble’s men will have to believe in themselves before getting ahead with the second Test. He also emphasised on the team's need to use the DRS better.
“India has been brilliant in the last 10 months, winning almost everything but they will have to come back and play hard. You lose at home as well and many teams have lost. It was not the first time and you just need to get it out of the system, take a break and come back in Bangalore. India don’t need to worry. A four-Test series is a long series. I think (Ravichandran) Ashwin and (Ravindra) Jadeja will do it. Umesh Yadav bowled superbly (in Pune). The best I have seen him bowl in a Test match. They (India) have the team and it is the belief. India will have to believe. India needs to use the DRS better.”
When asked about Kohli’s rare failure in the Pune Test, the ‘Prince of Calcutta’ compared his performance against Aussies with that of iconic Sachin Tendulkar and added,
“He (Kohli) is human and he had to fail one day. He failed in both innings in Pune. I think he played a little bit of a loose shot in the first innings outside the off stump but the Australians bowled him there. In the second innings, I think the game was already over. A 441-run target was a humongous task. Kohli will come back because he is a class act. His record against Australia is unreal. To watch those four back-to-back Test match hundreds against Australia in Australia (was surreal). I have not seen even Sachin Tendulkar do that. Getting four Test match hundreds in every venue on your second trip to Australia is a special special effort.”
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