Melbourne: Former captain Ricky Ponting believes that India’s ‘severe wounds’ have been refreshed after the humiliating defeat of Adelaide and this is Australia’s best chance to make a clean sweep in the four-Test series. India were bowled out for 36 in their second innings in the first Test cricket match being played with a pink ball.
Australia won the match by eight wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “Now some serious wounds have opened up,” Ponting told Cricket.com.au. This could be a good chance of a clean sweep. ” He said, “Expect positive results in Melbourne and if we do that then it will be difficult for India to come back and win a match.”
India will miss captain Virat Kohli in the remaining three Tests, who will return home due to the birth of their child and Ponting said that this will be a real test for the visiting team which will have to return under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane. Ponting said, “We’ll know a lot about them. With Kohli missing, he has no one who can bring him back from such a defeat. “
