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5 Overconfident Comments About Australia ‘Whitewashing’ India Made By Analysts That Backfired


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On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Indian cricket team did the unthinkable when they not only managed to defeat the mighty Australian side in a four-match Test series for a second consecutive time, but also did so at the Gabba, a stadium where the hosts hadn’t lost a single Test match in the past three decades.

CHAMPIONS #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/hintWt3MEe

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 19, 2021

The most commendable quality of this Indian roster was that it continued fighting against all odds, going toe to toe with the rivals, who were at full capacity, even after losing some of our top-tier players one after another.

Names like Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah kept getting struck off from Team India’s potential Playing XI list as the series progressed, either due to personal reasons or injuries.

Look away, India fans #AUSvIND https://t.co/KIHgW6U2w2 pic.twitter.com/QN6IVSSW6K

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) December 19, 2020

The Men in Blue endured the losses and strived to achieve an agreeable outcome.

In the end, the outcome was that India went 2-1 against the Aussies Down Under and retained the Border Gavaskar Trophy in a dominating fashion.

Honestly, not a lot of fans or analysts could have expected such an epic conclusion to India’s struggling adventure in Australia and there were some legends of the game, who went all out on calling the series against the Men in Blue.

Here are five comments made by cricket legends that backfired after India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21:

1. Michael Clarke View this post on Instagram

“Can you imagine this Indian batting line-up without Virat Kohli for the next two Test matches? They are in deep trouble. At stages it was very hard to watch,” former Australian skipper Michael Clarke had said after Day 1 of the Adelaide Test.

2. Ricky Ponting View this post on Instagram

"There could be a good chance (of a whitewash). Let's hope we do get a result in Melbourne and if we do, I think India are going to find it really hard to bounce back and win a game," Ponting had told cricket.com.au during the second Test at the MCG.

3. Mark Waugh View this post on Instagram

"I thought Adelaide was the Test that they could win on paper and with Virat Kohli here for just the one Test. I thought the conditions would suit them. I just can't see how they can bounce back (after) Australia whitewashed them on the third day… four-nil to Australia,” Michael Waugh had declared ahead of the second Test.

4. Michael Vaughan View this post on Instagram

“Told ya ... India are going to get hammered in the Test Series ... #AUSvIND #4-0,” former England cricketer Michael Vaughan had tweeted cockily on December 19, 2020 just two days into the series.

5. Brad Haddin View this post on Instagram

“I thought their only opportunity to win a Test match was the first Test at Adelaide. I thought the conditions suited their bowling and I thought they’d get enough runs. But I don’t think they’ll be able to turn it around. You’ve got one Test up at Brisbane where no one beats Australia. These next two wickets will be suited to Indian cricket, but I don’t think they’ll be able to turn it around,” Haddin had said after India’s 36-run innings at the Adelaide Oval.


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