”That Cost India The Match” Sunil Gavaskar reveals the turning point of India vs Australia 3rd Test

Australia defeated India with a decisive nine-wicket victory in the third Test on a surface that featured wicked spin and varying bounce, securing their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, which will take place in Indore on Friday.

Considering how easily India was defeated by Australia in the third Border Gavaskar Trophy match, the Indian team is receiving a lot of criticism and reviews.

Sunil Gavaskar, the former legendary cricketer of India, too has an opinion on the matter. According to Gavaskar, there was a turning point in the game that let India lose the match. Gavaskar drew attention to the no ball bowled by Ravindra Jadeja, on which the spinner got the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne and claimed this to be the turning point of the match. The batter had not even opened his account at that point.

The Aussie hitter pulled an outside-off length ball against his stumps. But the TV umpire saw that Jadeja had gone too far. After receiving a reprieve, Labuschagne struck 31 runs and formed a vital 96-run stand with Usman Khawaja for the second wicket, saving Australia from further trouble. Thus, Gavaskar believes that Jadeja’s no ball cost India the game in result.

For visiting teams, winning in India is not that easy and is very uncommon, but Australia was no exception, recording their first triumph on Indian soil in six years. It was only India’s third loss in the previous ten years, and they will need to revise their strategies before the final Test, which starts in Ahmedabad on March 9.