“It’s impossible to beat India in India, Pakistan can’t do that” says former PCB chief Ramiz Raja

India already have bagged the BGT as they have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series. Indian spinners decimated the visitors in Nagpur, and have followed that up with another dominant performance in Delhi.

The spinning duo Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have picked up 17 and 14 wickets in the series, and have bamboozled the Australian batters thus far.

And India’s performance has impressed Ramiz Raja, as the former PCB chairman was in all praise for the Indian team. He said Australia showed a lack of preparation and technique to play Test cricket in the sub-continent, especially in India.

“It’s impossible to beat Team India in India. An ordinary performance against spin. Nine wickets were dismissed in one session. Jadeja produced an excellent bowling performance,” Ramiz Raja said.

India were under a spot of bother in the first innings, but Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin stitched a crucial partnership of 114 runs, which rallied the hosts back into the game. And Raja believes Axar’s knock of 74 runs was the turning point of the match.

“The clincher was Axar Patel’s batting. Given the circumstance, he scored 60-70 runs. He shared a partnership with Ashwin when Australia could have got a sizeable lead,” Raja added before bashing Australian batters for playing some disastrous shots in the second innings.

The former PCB chief, who got ousted from his post a few months ago, also believes his country Pakistan can’t emulate what India are doing at the moment. He says the Indians have used their conditions well and have backed themselves to execute the plans properly.

“It’s almost impossible to beat India on spinning tracks. The strategy is very successful. Pakistan also tried to prepare spin tracks and defeat the opposition, but it didn’t happen. Not only India kept the conditions right but also they trusted their execution and talent to destroy the Australian batting attack,” Raja concluded.