We focused on playing sweep and reverse sweep shots which is not our favorite approach: Cummins

Most of his batsmen were not comfortable playing risky shots like sweep and reverse sweep, Australia captain Pat Cummins said here on Sunday after losing the second Test against India by six wickets, but he used this method to deal with spinners. adopted. At least five Australian batsmen, including vice-captain Steve Smith, have been dismissed trying to play such shots on a low-bouncing pitch. Cummins said in the press conference after the match, “I thought they (India) bowled really well.Batting was not easy, but maybe some players lost their way.

Cummins admitted that not all batsmen can adopt the same method on such pitches. He said, “Every batsman has a way of playing. I don’t think any one method will suit everyone in any given situation. Unfortunately, some of us got out with ‘cross batting’ shots, which is probably not our favorite approach. .

He said, “Looking back on it, scoring 300 would have been fantastic. 260 was a ‘decent’ score but if we really wanted to get hold of the match, 300 should have been scored in the first innings. Expressing disappointment at losing nine wickets in one session, he said, “It is disappointing, in this match also we repeated the story of Nagpur’s second innings. We were in a good position for most of the match but we fell short in the end.

Cummins said that in both the matches of the series, India’s lower order contributed brilliantly with the bat and it made a big difference in the match. Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel in the first test while Ravichandran Ashwin and Akshar shared a century partnership in the second test. Akshar scored a half-century in both these matches.