Team India had a massive victory over Australia in the 1st Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, and with the action now shifting to the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, another venue known to produce slow turners, the big question is can Australia stage a comeback?
Taking on this matter, Simon Doull said he would be surprised if Australia wins even one of the remaining three Tests in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
“If Australia get one Test, I’d be very surprised. Without rain interning, I can see a 4-0 (in India’s favour). If Australia have a day out with the ball or if Smith and Labuschagne have a Test match to remember with the bat, they might steal a Test but I don’t see anything other than a 3-1 or 4-0 to India,” he told Sports Yaari.
Doull also said, taking home advantage is nothing new and he has no problems if the ball starts to turn from Day 1 of a Test match.
“Most people that post something about certain nature of surfaces in India or any around the subcontinent, are looking for clickbait, they are just looking to jump on board and gain followers. You can’t tell me that the surfaces we have seen in Australia recently have not been home-friendly. As long as the pitch is not substandard, I have no issues with it. If it seems for two days, no problem. If it spins in the first hour, I don’t have an issue with it. I don’t think players now play good-quality spin as well as the Laras, the Dravids, the Tendulkars, the Laxmans. Even the current Indian players don’t play spin as they used to. They probably play a little bit better than most countries at the moment and therefore they are able to succeed in their home conditions. But I’ll never complain about a surface, be it a green one, a brown one or whatever,” he added.