"Madness...": Steve Smith On How Delhi And Ahmedabad Tests Were Different

13.03.2023 - 19:15 sports.ndtv.com

Following his side's series loss to India, Australia skipper Steve Smith said that the wicket was too flat at Ahmedabad to force a result and his side started playing better cricket as the series went on.

Half-centuries from Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne helped Australia draw the fourth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. "Did end slowly.

Was a pretty flat at the back end. The boys had a great time. The hospitality has been amazing. The crowd has been amazing. We started to play better as the series went on.

The madness in one hour in Delhi cost us that game. The wicket here was too flat for us to force a result. The spinners bowled really well.

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