Australian cricket side roasted by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for shocking batting in Delhi Test

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has roasted the Aussies for their poor decision making after they slumped to a 0-2 loss on Sunday as India notched up a six-wicket win in Delhi. 

Australia’s defeat means India has retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the fourth straight time and ensured they remained unbeaten in Delhi, where they last lost in 1987.

Vanquished by an innings and 132 runs in Nagpur in the opening Test after losing 10 wickets in a single session in their second dig, Australia managed to lose nine at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Australia’s attempts to sweep Indian spinners backfired spectacularly, with Steve Smith, Matthew Renshaw and captain Pat Cummins all dismissed while trying to play the same shot.

Sharma said he could sense how aggressive the Aussies wanted to be on Sunday, and that playing the sweep wasn’t a great idea.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma (pictured celebrating with Ravindra Jadeja) has roasted the Aussies for their poor decision making after they slumped to a 0-2 loss on Sunday as India notched up a six-wicket win in Delhi

Australia's defeat means India has retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the fourth straight time and ensured they remained unbeaten in Delhi, where they last lost in 1987

Australia’s defeat means India has retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the fourth straight time and ensured they remained unbeaten in Delhi, where they last lost in 1987

‘On pitches like these, it is very important to have confidence in your own technique. The preparation for that becomes crucial,’ Sharma told reporters.

‘Ahead of the Nagpur Test, we had 6-7 days and we utilized them really well. We worked on what shots to play and how to play them.

‘We were playing in Nagpur on red soil and here we were batting on black soil. Here the sweep was not a very good option, stepping out to spinners was probably the safer option. That is my view.’  

Former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar went even a step further in his brutal analysis, saying the Aussies just aren’t good enough to play the sweep shot.

‘The unfortunate part is, batting against spinners is an art, and Australians are not used to playing good quality spin,’ Vengarskar told the PTI.

‘Sweep could be an important part of your game plan but also the margin of error is very small.

‘It is tough to have control over sweep, like the hook shot off pacers. Shockingly the footwork has been poor. The skill level is not there. I don’t see a lot of them stepping out and driving.’

Ravi Jadeja, who was named player of the match for his ten-wicket effort, was asked if the Aussies should have been playing the sweep shot.

Ravi Jadeja (pictured with Mohammed Siraj), who was named player of the match for his ten-wicket effort, said the Aussies shouldn't have been playing the sweep shot on the Delhi wicket

Ravi Jadeja (pictured with Mohammed Siraj), who was named player of the match for his ten-wicket effort, said the Aussies shouldn’t have been playing the sweep shot on the Delhi wicket

Former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar went even a step further in his brutal analysis, saying the Aussies just aren't good enough to play the sweep shot (Steve Smith is pictured losing his wicket while attempting a sweep shot)

Former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar went even a step further in his brutal analysis, saying the Aussies just aren’t good enough to play the sweep shot (Steve Smith is pictured losing his wicket while attempting a sweep shot)

Indian media was also scathing of Australia's performance, with the Hindustan Times questioning if the notorious tough mentality the Aussies are known for has gone

Indian media was also scathing of Australia’s performance, with the Hindustan Times questioning if the notorious tough mentality the Aussies are known for has gone

Jadeja’s response confirmed that the Aussie side have literally become a laughing stock.

He chuckled loudly and answered: ‘Not on this pitch.’

The Indian media was also predictably scathing of Australia’s performance, with the Hindustan Times questioning if the notorious tough mentality the Aussies are known for has gone.

‘India are unstoppable,’ wrote journalist Ashish Magotra in the Hindustan Times.

‘But just how bad are Australia? As the visitors lost the Delhi Test inside three days, the image of the famed Australian fighting spirit stood shattered.

‘This isn’t an Australian team that fights. Rather, this is a team that rolls over and lets the opposition breeze past.

‘You can’t call it a great collapse as there was nothing great about this, pitiful seems to be a far better fit,’ wrote Magotra.

About the worst insult an Australian side can get. 

The third Test begins on March 1 at Holkar Stadium, Indore as the Aussies look to restore some pride despite the series already being lost.

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