Unfortunately we didn't get enough runs: Pat Cummins disappointed with batters
Australia lost by an innings an 132 runs [Twitter]
India thumped Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test at Nagpur on Saturday. It was the Ravindra Jadeja show to start the proceedings, and Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, and Axar Patel played a key role in India's stellar performance.
Australia were never really in the contest, as the batters failed to read the lines and lengths and the Indian spin trio worked their magic to seal an emphatic win.
After the game, a disappointed Pat Cummins rued missed chances and stated that the batter could have done better to tackle the spinners.
"The game moves pretty quickly here in India sometimes. It's always going to be hard work for the batters, with the pitch taking a lot of turn. Rohit Sharma batted beautifully here, a class apart. We wanted to get more runs after opting to bat first. Probably a 100 more to that first-innings total. But unfortunately didn't get enough runs.
Our batters tried to negate the spin, but they were too much for our batters. 3-4 batters got in, while some of the batters weren't really having any answer for those spinning balls, but we will be coming back strongly in the next one. Todd Murphy is a great youngster. He has been on our radar for nearly one year. Now he got the opportunity, and he showed what he has in him," Cummins said.
Talking about the game, India posted a mammoth 400 in reply to Australia's first innings total of 177. Australia failed to compete in the second innings and surrendered for a paltry 91. Ravindra Jadeja was adjudged the Player of the Match for his stellar performance both with bat and ball.
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