5 areas where Australia outdid India in the first Test

#5 Patience

David Warner curbed his natural instincts

David Warner, in the 1st innings, lasted for 77 balls and smashed only 6 boundaries. His boundary percentage in that innings was one every 12.83 balls which is way more than his career boundary percentage of one every 9.72 balls.

This approach was reflected by other Australian batsmen as well. By curbing their natural game of aggression, Aussie batsmen allowed themselves more time at the crease and thus they scored more runs.

Indian batsmen, on the other hand, looked short of patience. In 1^st innings, Vijay, Rahul, and Kohli got out to balls which didn’t deserve a wicket.

The massive victory of 333 runs was certainly not a fluke as Australia came prepared for India’s challenge and had done their homework. Along with riding on some luck and doing the big things right, Smith and his men took care of smaller things which are mentioned above and proved that Kohli’s India is not invincible.

In the 2^nd Test, India will come back stronger and this makes this Border-Gavaskar trophy even more exciting!