In the 2nd innings, Ashwin registered his 31st five-wicket haul in Tests. Jadeja, on the other hand, chipped in with a couple of wickets. Together they bowled 24 of the 32.3 overs in Australia’s second innings.
After the match, captain Rohit Sharma said it was difficult for him to take the ball out of Jadeja and Ashwin’s hands in the 2nd innings.
It’s a I’ll tough (to handle three spinners). They are always inching towards their milestones. Jadeja was telling me, mereko ball do, I need 1 wicket to reach 250. Ashwin had picked up four wickets, he was closing in on five wickets, and he wanted to bowl. That is the challenge I am facing at the moment with these guys. I don’t know too much about the milestones but these guys are quite aware of it. These guys are of real quality. The pressure is always on me to find the right end for them,” Rohit said in the post-match press conference.
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“I always try to find the right match-up. Ashwin has a great match-up against left-handers. Axar and Jadeja have unbelievable numbers against right-handers,” he added.
Rohit also compared Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar Patel with Australia fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.
“It’s like captaining Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc in Australia. When you have the quality of Ashwin, Axar and Jadeja, who have played in India for so many years, have grown up playing on pitches like these, it’s always a blessing. They never disappoint. The conditions are there, yes but you have to come out and utilise those conditions because the pitch is the same for both teams, it’s not only for us.