Aakash Chopra: Axar should bat higher but India's top five needs to fire
He also talks about the impact of Rishabh Pant's absence
01/03Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of India at Indore, Mar 1-3 2023
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![India]( "India")
109 & 163 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
197 & 78/1 (18.5 ov)
Player of the Match
01/03Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of India at Indore, Mar 1-3 2023
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![India]( "India")
109 & 163 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
197 & 78/1 (18.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Are Indian batters not too good against spin anymore?
Ian Chappell and Aakash Chopra discuss the modern Indian batters' technique and approach
Chappell: Australia saw the error of their ways after Head's non-selection
Head's aggressive approach was 'the right way to go about it', adds Shaun Tait
Chappell: Getting India out cheaply in the first innings was key
Ian Chappell and Aakash Chopra on Australia's win in Indore
Jaffer: Pujara knows how to buy time and absorb pressure
Wasim Jaffer on how India lacked "decent partnerships" around the batter
Chopra: India will be better off opening with Gill than Rahul
He also expects some more "application, confidence and trust" from the Australia batters against spin
Rohit Sharma: We focus too much on the pitch here in India
Captain says "we want to win, we want to be brave not just in talking, so for that, we need to play on challenging pitches"
Smith: It was about getting our mental state right
Australia's stand-in captain also explains why he prefers pitches like the one in Indore over flat tracks
Umesh Yadav: The way the pitch is playing, you never know
The India pacer on the state of the third Test between India and Australia in Indore
Rohit: Rahul's removal as vice-captain doesn't indicate anything
Captain talks about the crowds for the Border-Gavaskar series and whether India should limit their Test venues
Match Coverage
All Match NewsICC changes Indore pitch rating from 'poor' to 'below average'
Holkar Stadium now has one demerit point, as opposed to the three it had after the original rating
BCCI files appeal with ICC over 'poor' rating given to Indore Test pitch
A two-member panel will now conduct a review before announcing their verdict within 14 days
Has any visiting bowler bettered Nathan Lyon's two eight-fors in India?
And what is the highest innings score in a Test without extras?
Stump Mic podcast - Indore Test review: throwback to 2004, or was it 2017?
The Indore Test had many similarities with earlier Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests in India - here's a check
Inexperience no bar as Murphy and Kuhnemann keep pace with fast-forward Test cricket
Australia assistant coach Dan Vettori is impressed with the young spinners for playing the conditions and not the big-name India batters
