Australia vs India 2018-19: 5 reasons why India won the first Test

#5 Indecisive shot selection by the Aussie batters

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head was the only consistent batter in both the innings for the hosts

The talk before the start of the series was always about which teams bat better to dictate the terms in the series. This was for the first time when India had a certain group of bowlers who have performed consistently to pick 20 wickets on regular wickets. A lead of 1-0 in the series is majorly due to India's improved batting the 2nd innings. However, the Australian batters didn't capitalize to apply themselves better with the bat.

Despite playing in their home conditions, they were caught off guard by some relentless pressure and were forced to play the odd bad shot to throw away their wicket. The likes of Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, who should have lead by example, failed to show any intent and choked under pressure. The lower-order did contribute but Indian bowlers proved too good for them to take on.