‘You need to rejoice’ – Ravi Shastri provides his tackle India’s follow-on celebrations at Gabba

The continued Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 has been a curler coaster journey for each Australia and India. The Indian crew received the primary Take a look at of the sequence in Perth, with Australia successful the second Take a look at in Adelaide and the third conflict ending in a draw. 

The third sport of the sequence was taken from the grasps of Australia. After the hosts posted a complete of 445 runs within the first innings, the Indian crew’s high order was dismissed cheaply. Nevertheless, due to the knocks of Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, and Ravindra Jadeja, the Indian crew managed to keep away from the follow-on. 

The celebrations that adopted the avoiding of the follow-on rapidly turned a subject of debate amongst specialists. Speaking about the identical, former India cricketer Ravi Shastri got here ahead and gave his tackle the identical as properly. 

“You need to rejoice. It required lots of character from the final pair with 35-36 runs wanted. That celebration confirmed, they knew the significance of that effort inside the dressing room within the context of the sequence. It is one factor following on, it is one factor then once more being 2-3 down versus you going forward and rattling the Australian top-order. It’s totally justified,” Shastri was quoted as saying by ICC.

It jogged my memory of the celebration at Lord’s: Shastri

Moreover, Ravi Shastri revealed that the celebration reminded him of the second when Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami’s partnership at Lord’s throughout the 2021 sequence in opposition to England turned the match in India’s favour.

“It jogged my memory of the celebration, when in COVID instances, when Jasprit and Mohammed Shami had been concerned in a partnership at Lord’s, which turned the sport on its head,” Shastri mentioned.

“England had been odds on favourites on the ultimate day to win the Take a look at. And that partnership, I consider about 80 or 90, all of a sudden turned the sport on its head and by the top of the day, India had received the Take a look at match,” he added.

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