PITCH HELPS BOWLERS
Adam Gilchrist has said that the pitch at Punjab Cricket Association Ground, Mohali helps the fast bowlers a lot. So, Australia has a great chance of bouncing back in the third test match.
The third match of the ongoing test series between India and Australia will start from 14th of March at Mohali.
Gilchrist plays for Kings XI Punjab in IPL and PCA Ground at Mohali is the home ground of Kings XI Punjab. So, Gilchrist has played a lot of matches on PCA ground and he knows pretty well how the pitch at this Ground behaves.
When asked if Australia will be able to bounce back in the series from this stage, Gilchrist said, “Yes, they can. They have a great chance at Mohali. The pitch at Mohali will suit the Australian team because that pitch assists the fast bowlers more than the spinners.”
When asked if he wants to give any advice to the Australian team for the remaining two matches, Gilchrist said, “I just want to say that they should back themselves to win the remaining matches of the series. They have got the talent to do that. It’s about the mindset. They shouldn’t get too defensive against the Indian spinners in the next test match. They should just try to treat each ball on merit.”
When asked when he had toured India for the first time, Gilchrist said, “I went to India for the first time in 1996. I went there to replace the injured Ian Healy. I had played a couple of matches on that tour and we had been defeated in both those matches. Indian has always been a tough team to beat in their conditions.”
When asked about the moment when Australia won the test series in India in 2004, Gilchrist said, “That was a fantastic moment. We all were overjoyed. Losing the series in 2001 had hurt a lot and we came in 2004 with a lot of preparation. We played according to the plans and won the series. That was really one of the best moments of my career.”