India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Australia tour of India, 2023 - CommentaryIND vs AUS, 3rd Test, Australia tour of India, 2023 - Commentary

Chetan: Dot balls of Test cricket are more entertaining than the sixes of T20 cricket.

Siddharth Kapre: Even 50 runs more in the 1st innings would've been gold dust here. On another day India would've gotten 100 more.

Mastan: India should try to bring as many fielders inside the circle not giving easy singles and let the batsmen take the risk of going over the top. India have nothing to lose now

Rajesh: Each run has to be earned here. it's going to be a test of character.

Soham: @Yogesh Kadam Thats where India have a chance to take wickets in clumps if Australia decide to finish this as early as possible since it's not easy to attack.

Amit Agarwal: Labuschagne and Smith have the temperament to bat under pressure and if India can get them early, it will be game on

Yogesh Kadam: Australia would be looking to finish this as early as possible. If they decide to take the game slow, it might backfire.

Amal Ezhava: Rohit should follow Smith's template and rotate all three spinners to take advantage of the game's pace. A boundary here and there and the game will be over quickly.

Taran: The way the pitch is behaving on Day 3 proves the decision to bat first was correct but unfortunately, we don't have enough runs to defend. Even a 125 would have been a tough fight.

Omkar: The way India defended against England in their home conditions is a big inspiration to defend this small total

Udhaya Suryan: India should try to not only take wickets but also put pressure on the visitors by not leaking singles and doubles. Very tough challenge ahead but not impossible.

Prasanna Venkatesh: The Australians have played beautifully, with a clear mindset and a sound plan, in this match, as compared to the previous two played. The leadership quality and the cricketing strategy displayed by Steve Smith has been remarkable.

Gurunath Mungekar: Australia's 6 wickets tumbled today for 11 runs, India need to get atleast 100 runs lead to defend, who knows India can win this as well.

Nitin: What a performance from Australia, have not given anything away and clearly shows how different Smith as captain is Vs Cummins. This Test is now for Australia to lose, clearly on top.

Yashvant: Smith dong an appreciable captaincy, bowling changes are excellent 100 plus lead will be interesting fight between bat and ball

Manoj: Iyer's attacking knock could well be the difference between both sides

Deepak Surana: Pujara giving a masterclass on how to bat on this tough pitch. I know the pitch is very bad but application is required.

Sid: India might be trying the left hand-right hand combination here by sending Jaddu before Iyer. It worked very well for Khwaja-Marnus yesterday. Hope it does for us too today.

Pallavi: Any reason for Jadeja coming ahead of Shreyas? -- "Should be his form."

Nishant Gupta: I like the Australian strategy of not wasting review for caught behind. Keeper dislodges the bails. They appeal for stumping and third umpire is forced to check for other forms dismissals as well along with stumping. -- "They have been doing that since the second Test."

Sumanth: Interesting battle to see how Kohli tackles Murphy since he got him thrice in this series

Selvapandi: Oh man. How much I miss Pant on these kind if pitches where the spinners are bowling with great control. He could single handedly put the pressure on the opposition spinners and the quick runs is the need of the hour.

Abey: 1st boundary of the innings coming in the 13th over. It shows how difficult it is to score runs on this pitch.

Chiranth M Sanketh: This Test match is eerily similar to the 2004 Wankhede Test

Neil Dabral: India should promote Srikar Bharat up the order just to counter attack Lyon and Kuhnemann. A quick 30-40 runs can change the complexion of the game.

Hemant: Now its time to show the character of Pujara, the wall, there is enough time in this test match, and need to spend time on the pitch with a positive approach, nowhere close to 250 is a good total to defend.

Lokesh Gowda: India certainly has a chance to come back into the game now. But 120+ target should be must and it will be challenging for Australia to get those runs.

Adarsh Kesharwani: Australia don't have any other option for wicket-keeping other than Carey? -- Peter Handscomb does keep wickets in the BBL and for his domestic side occasionally.

Abhishek: I feel Australia have been a little too slow this morning, especially Handscomb, he played 100 odd balls to score just 19.

Chirag: Handscomb doing a very great work here by playing out the first hour with his great defensive technique.

Krishnanunni: Indian spinners bowled too many full balls. Not sure why. Because whenever they kept it on good length the ball spun sharply.

Sachin Bansal: Handscomb may not have gotten runs like Khawaja but he simply has played Indian spinners so much better than the rest. He has always put a price on his wicket. Kudos to him!! -- "Yes, and he does not play the sweep."

Neeraj Sahu: India got a bit carried away with the spin on offer yesterday. With bowl keeping low, Siraj and Umesh could have created a few chances. Rohit has underbowled both the quicks and needs to get this right today. Umesh has been fantastic on these tracks in whatever limited chances he's been given.

Varad Chachad: I've understood Rohit's tactic. This is similar to the Gabba test. He wants to use Siraj and wants to keep it tight with such a tight field placement. He doesn't even want to leak a single. He wants to let the dot balls build the pressure. -- "That's one way to look at it."

Soham K: Generally day 3 is a moving day but its 1st session of day 2 which will decide the course of game depending on how well India can bowl...

Atul: When all wickets so far have fallen to spin, Is there a reason to start with pace. -- "There might be some early morning moisture which might aid the pacers, hence India starting with Siraj."

Akhil: Just don't understand India's bowlers trying to bowl full, almost yorker length. Aus batsmen are easily putting that away for singles and boundaries

atre: What is special in Jadeja's bowling that only he is able to take wickets. -- "He has been able to hit the right areas more consistently than the others."

Sanyam: Axar has been too full and inconsistent leading to a venomless bowling.

Selvapandi: This is such poor reviewing from India. On a rank turner like this and with both the umpires not being at their best, this is going to haunt them really bad.

Sanyam: Bharat hasn't played a good role today in convincing the captain not to go for the review. -- "Yes, he could have been more assertive and denied Jadeja from convincing Rohit."

Prashant: Giving away cheap runs, blowing all three DRS reviews. India under a lot of pressure. Very rarely see them on the back foot on home soil like this.

lukman Patel: Depending on lower order always is not a smart move. Someone from top 5 has to take responsibility. -- "Second that."

RK: What is the status on Ashwin? Is he back? Any serious injury? -- "He's been back on the field for a while. Just waiting for his time to bowl"

Archit: Khawaja is such an underrated player. All the hype about Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith but my 2 favourite batters in this Australia lineup are Khawaja and Handscomb.

Mustafa Moudi: India has conceded 17 extras already while Australia didn't concede a single extra run. Not acceptable when India has posted a low total like this !!

Satya: First time Indian lower order failed and see the score. That shows how good Indian lower order is.

Nilesh Mhatre: Australia should not let this slip. This is the best position they are in since they have arrived in India. A lead of 100-150 could be decisive.

Bala Harish: One has to agree Steve Smith at the helm has made all the difference. His bowling changes & field settings were spot on & hence restricting India to a below-par score.

Ammar Kardar: Khawaja just showing how you play on rank turners. Not much sweeps and reverse sweeps just proper test batting.

Akshay: Could be blessing in disguise for the Aussies with Cummins not there because Smith already was the skipper the last time Aussies came here which turned out to be very competitive.

VS: Eng Vs NZ was the best match. Won by 1 run, but that match was very Close. A proper Test cricket.

chandu: With Smith back as captain for the Aussies and an Australian left arm spinner taking 5 wickets in first innings, the visitors are in a good position to repeat the heroics of Pune 2017.

RUTH: Looks like Umesh Yadav is preparing for IPL

Shobhit: Smith seems so much at ease, captaining the side. His strategy, thinking, is always so much on point! I think the Aussie side and their style of play would have been different had he been the full time captain! No offence to Pat, but he's just not as aggressive

Mehmood: Over to Ashwin and Axar to save another test.

Ketal: No matter how much we may mock visiting team's ability to play spin, the bitter truth is our batsmen dont play quality that well either.

Sagar D Shah: Dear Indore crowds, do not purchase tickets for weekends.

Shubham Gururani: Almost every ball has your name in it, India needs to attack more for sure

Krish: @Vikas Chawla i think we are in for 2 day test match.

Rakshit: "How is the crowd at Indore?" -- Quite a few empty seats but still a decent crowd in

Vikas Chawla: Are we in for another 3-day test match?

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