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    Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan both scored centuries for India, adding 212 runs in 29.3 overs to give India a strong position chasing Australia's total of 349. However, India collapsed dramatically late in their innings, losing their final 9 wickets for just 46 runs. This left them 25 runs short of the target, despite the two centuries from Kohli and Dhawan. The collapse highlighted how India is still inadequate at finishing matches, unlike world champions Australia. Kohli's wicket via a loose shot late in the innings was particularly costly, as it sparked the collapse and denied India a potential win.

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    Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan both scored centuries for India, adding 212 runs in 29.3 overs to give India a strong position chasing Australia's total of 349. However, India collapsed dramatically late in their innings, losing their final 9 wickets for just 46 runs. This left them 25 runs short of the target, despite the two centuries from Kohli and Dhawan. The collapse highlighted how India is still inadequate at finishing matches, unlike world champions Australia. Kohli's wicket via a loose shot late in the innings was particularly costly, as it sparked the collapse and denied India a potential win.

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    Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan both scored centuries for India, adding 212 runs in 29.3 overs to give India a strong position chasing Australia's total of 349. However, India collapsed dramatically late in their innings, losing their final 9 wickets for just 46 runs. This left them 25 runs short of the target, despite the two centuries from Kohli and Dhawan. The collapse highlighted how India is still inadequate at finishing matches, unlike world champions Australia. Kohli's wicket via a loose shot late in the innings was particularly costly, as it sparked the collapse and denied India a potential win.

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    THE INDIAN EXPRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016


    On Tube Today
    HIL: KALINGA VS MUMBAI
    Live on Star Sports 2 & 3 6:00 pm

    At a loss: From 277 for 1 to 323 all out

    Chasing 349, Dhawan and Kohli hit tons, but India collapse spectacularly, losing nine wickets for 46 runs to fall 25 runs short in the fourth ODI at Canberra

    EXPRESSINAUSTRALIA
    DEVENDRA PANDEY

    CANBERRA, JANUARY 20
    INDIANSKNOWhowtoscorefancycenturies.
    Australians know how to win matches.
    Indians can build a buzz, Australians know
    howtocrackthebusinessend.Oncurrentevidenceof a0-4seriesscoreline(Indialeadthe
    centuriescount5-3),theexhausting,exasperating inference to be drawn at the Manuka
    OvalisthatwhileIndianbatsmencangopast
    milestones,theyaregrosslyinadequateintaking the team past the finish line. Days like
    WednesdaywhentwoIndianhundreds(Virat
    Kohlis 106 and Shikhar Dhawans 126) were
    rendered redundant in the 25-run defeat,
    highlight the contrast with the world champion Australians, for whom Steve Smiths 51
    and Glenn Maxwells 41 were as relevant as
    Aaron Finchs 107 and David Warners 93.
    Sevensingledigitscoresfollowedthetwin
    centuries for India, but nothing stares more
    mockingly at followers of the Indian team
    thanthetwohundredswhichcouldntaddup
    to a run-chase target of 349. The darkest recesses of a bitter Indian mind will immediately throw thoughts back to the 90s when
    Indianswereknowntochaseindividualglory.
    ThefourthODIofthecurrentseriesinwhich
    India have been made to look ridiculous owing to their ability to defend 300-and-thereabouts scores was a recall of all those bad
    memoriesof meaninglessmilestonesreturning, even if India notched another notorious
    300-plus score, this time while chasing.
    Even a statistician will shake his head in
    mildanguishatwhatoughttoreadlikehappy
    figuresfivehundredsscoredinfourgames.
    Away in Australia, with Virat Kohli slamming
    consecutivehundreds.Buttheresmorethan
    a tinge of sadness even when celebrating
    ShikharDhawans126,hisfirsthundredafter
    tenmonthsofaveryevidentstruggleforform.
    That India with its batters pickled in IPL glory
    of impossible run-chases, needed a mere 75
    runs in 13 overs with nine wickets in hand to
    get to the target and contrived to lose from
    there, is cold water to the face even for a captain who had thrown his hands up on his incompetent bowlers while believing that his
    batsmen could get him an elusive win.
    But India cruelly learnt in a match, where
    Australia opted to bat first, that it takes more
    than two centuries of audacious chestthumping, growling intent, to win a match.

    SCORECARD

    Pity that it was a loose shot to end his inningsthatIndianswillresentfully remember


    ofKohlis25thcentury.Hehasbeentheposter
    boy of Indias successful, clinical bold, even
    run-chases.Ifanyoneknowshowtoorchestrate a run-riposte after captain Dhoni, it is
    Virat Kohli. Very unlike the batting greats of
    yesteryear,Kohliseemedtoknowhowtotake
    the team past the line unfailingly. He was almost Australian in his consistency and ambition in grabbing wins.
    But it was an inexplicably impetuous
    coming down the track from Kohli, as he
    spooned a catch to Smith at mid-off, that set
    the teeth grinding.

    AUSTRALIA VS INDIA
    4TH ODI, CANBERRA
    Toss: Australia won, chose to bat

    AUSTRALIA
    DWarnerbISharma
    93(92b,12x4,1x6)
    AFinch cISharmabYadav107(107b,9x4,2x6)
    MMarshcKohlibYadav
    33(42b,3x4)
    SSmith cMannbISharma 51(29b,4x4,3x6)
    GMaxwell cPandeyb ISharma41(20b,6x4,1x6)
    GBaileycRSharmab ISharma
    10(7b)
    JFaulknerbYadav
    0(1b)
    MWade runout(RSharma/Yadav)
    0(2b)
    JHastings notout
    0(0b)
    Extras:(lb7,w6)
    13
    Total: (8wickets;50overs)
    348
    Fallofwickets: 1-187 (Warner, 29.3 ov), 2221 (Finch, 37.3 ov), 3-288 (Marsh, 44.3 ov),
    4-298 (Smith, 45.4 ov), 5-319 (Bailey, 47.6
    ov), 6-319 (Faulkner, 48.1 ov), 7-321 (Wade,
    48.3 ov), 8-348 (Maxwell, 49.6 ov)
    Bowling:
    UYadav
    10-1-67-3
    BKumar
    8-0-69-0
    ISharma
    10-0-77-4
    GurkeeratSingh
    3-0-24-0
    RDhawan
    9-0-53-0
    RJadeja
    10-0-51-0

    Early promise
    India were chasing 349 and to the credit
    of the openers, both Rohit Sharma and
    Dhawanlaiddownafoundationadding65in
    eightovers.Sharmawasunluckywiththeball
    kissing his gloves while playing a flick to be
    caught by wicket-keeper Mathew Wade. It
    was then time for the Delhi boys to shine.
    Dhawan and Virat Kohli were making a
    mockery of the opponent bowling attack,
    blasting them without remorse and taking
    control of the game. On a flat pitch, the
    Australians looked clueless about where to
    bowltotheduoevenasthemastersof thebig
    run chase settled nicely into a rhythm of one
    bighitperover.Fromhisscoreof 76,Dhawan
    scored his next 26 in a mere 16 balls, racing
    awaytohisninthODIhundred.Kohliwasnot
    farbehind.Ittookhimamere84ballstoreach
    his century. It was an innings of stubborn aggressionandsawthefirstwicketstandof 212
    runs at a smug run rate of 7.40.
    India were 274 for 1 at one stage with another 75 needed off the last 13 overs. A nottoo-difficultwinwasonthecardsatthatstage
    as Dhawan and Kohli had taken charge completely before Dhawan was out at 126.
    It couldve been shrugged off as a setback
    but John Hastings, who got Dhawan, later
    claimedthewicketof MahendraSinghDhoni
    two balls later. The Indian team which was
    looking for an easy runs by now was soon on
    the back-foot. Ajinkya Rahane had four
    stitches on his finger webbing which meant
    he came out to bat late.
    The onus was once again on Kohli. He has
    been the reason for several of Indias big
    chases lately and the boy had changed
    Indias perception when it came to big totals. He was Indias answer to a Glenn
    Maxwell or George Bailey, who had successfully and repeatedly achieved this for
    Australia in past few games. But Kohli would
    betray the Indian penchant for not finishing
    at the most inopportune moments.
    Kohlis wicket left the door open for
    Australians and nobody knows better than
    them how to pounce on such opportunities.
    Indias next nine batsmen added 46 runs and
    Indiafinishedlosersonceagaininthefrustrating series.

    INDIA (TGT: 349)


    RSharmacWadebKane
    41(25b,2x4,3x6)
    SDhawancBaileybHastings 126(113b,14x4,2x6)
    VKohlicSmithbKane
    106(92b,11x4,1x6)
    MSDhonicWadebHastings
    0(3b)
    GurkeeratManncSMarshbLyon 5(6b,1x4)
    RJadejanotout
    24(27b,1x4)
    ARahanecSmithbKane
    2(3b)
    RDhawancWarnerbKane
    9(8b,1x4)
    BKumarcSmithbKane
    2(6b)
    UYadavcBaileybMarsh
    2(11b)
    ISharmacWadebMarsh
    0(3b)
    Extras:(w5,nb1)
    6
    Total: (allout;49.2overs)
    323
    Fallofwickets:1-65(RSharma,7.6ov),2277(SDhawan,37.3ov),3-277(Dhoni,37.6ov),
    4-278(Kohli,39.1ov),5-286(GurkeeratSingh,
    40.2ov),6-294(Rahane,41.5ov),7-308(R
    Dhawan,43.6ov),8-311(Kumar,45.3ov),9315(Yadav,47.4ov),10-323(ISharma,49.2ov)
    Bowling:
    NLyon
    10-0-76-1
    KaneRichardson
    10-1-68-5
    JHastings
    10-0-50-2
    JFaulkner
    7-0-48-0
    MMarsh
    9.2-0-55-2
    GMaxwell
    1-0-10-0
    SSmith
    2-0-16-0

    Shikhar Dhawan (126 off 113 balls) and Virat Kohli (106 off 92 balls) added 212 runs in just 29.3 overs. AP

    A study in contrast

    Dhoni takes blame: It was my wicket

    A breakdown of how Australia paced their innings to reach 348 in


    Canberra while India were restricted to 309 in Perth.

    DEVENDRAPANDEY

    Identical starts (1 to 5)

    In the first five overs, both teams approached in much the same manner.
    While Australia managed 59 for no
    loss in the first 10 overs, India weren't
    quite far behind at 52/1.
    AUSTRALIA: 59 (10)
    INDIA: 52 (10)

    Oz cruise, India grind


    (11 to 25)
    From the 11th to 25th over, Australia
    tickedalongatalmostarun-a-balltempo
    (86), while India eked out only 68.
    That Mahendra Singh Dhoni mostly
    employed Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat
    Singh Mann (who inexplicably replaced
    IshantSharma,whohadbowledathreeover spell for 13) and Ravindra Jadeja,
    helped the hosts' cause. It was here that
    Dhoni might have missed R Ashwin
    dearly.
    KohliandSharmastruggledattimesto
    rotate strike (50 dots in this time), and
    consequently, they scored just a little
    over four runs an over.
    AUSTRALIA: 86 (15)
    INDIA: 68 (15)

    Stable in the middle


    (25 to 35)
    Australia racked up 43 runs between
    the 25th and 30th over.
    India,withKohliandSharmawellinto
    their half-centuries, made just 29 runs,
    bottled up by Josh Hazlewood's two
    overs that cost just four runs, even
    as they fed on James Faulkner's
    waywardnessandGlennMaxwell'sgenerosity.
    The next five overs, following
    Warner's exit, were quiet, yielding only
    16 runs, but the initial platform meant
    that they were still spurting along at
    nearly 6 an over by the 35th over. India
    increased their tempo, but were
    modestly placed at 180 for 1 at the end
    of 35th. In hindsight, perhaps Sharma
    and Kohli could have shown more
    urgency.
    AUSTRALIA: 59 (10)
    INDIA : 60 (10)

    Maxwell made 41 off 20 balls to


    take Australia near 350

    Pre-death blast (35 to 45)

    Completing his century, Aaron Finch


    broke free, and he's complimented to no
    less extent by Steve Smith.
    Even after Finch was ejected, Smith
    kept going, with occasional boundaries
    from Mitchell Marsh, as Indian bowlers
    showed not even a semblance of control
    or creativity to check the flow.
    Subsequently, they ended up leaking
    90 runs in the 10-over phase between
    overs 35 and 45.
    Sharma too completed his century at
    aboutthesametimeasFinch.Butheand
    Kohli couldn't quite force the pace. They
    did score briskly68 runsbut not brisk
    enough to mount a 350 or roundabout
    score. The brakes were again applied by
    Hazlewood, whose three overs spilled
    just 17 runs.
    AUSTRALIA: 90 (10)
    INDIA: 68 (10)

    Final flourish (48 to 50)


    After46overs,Australiawereon304/4,
    and they lost George Bailey in the 47th,
    but power-packed as they were down
    the order, it hardly hassled them, as
    Glenn Maxwell exploded.
    Even Ishant, the most experienced
    Indian bowler, could do little to stem the
    flow. So they thrashed 40 runs in the last
    three, despite losing wickets in heap.
    So did India, largely due to Rohit
    Sharma's enterprise, but the final flourishcouldn'tmakeupforthemiddle-over
    limp,orratherasustainedtempolikethe
    Australians in the first 35 overs.
    AUSTRALIA: 40 (3)
    INDIA: 40 (3)

    CANBERRA, JANUARY 20
    INDIANCAPTAINMahendraSinghDhonisaid
    itwashiswicketthatwastheturningpointof
    thematchasIndialosttoAustraliaby25runs
    despite being in the driver's seat at one stage
    attheManukaOval.Acommanderisexpected
    toshieldhistroopsfromcriticism,butherehe
    wasdefendingtheindefensiblefoolishnessof
    a lower-middle order that simply lacked the
    tactical acumen to see the team through.
    India were chasing 349 and were in a decent position to pull off their first win on
    Australian soil when India lost Shikhar
    Dhawan and Dhoni in one over.
    If youseespecifically,thatswhatmyrole
    is in the team to make sure we finish off the
    game well from that kind of position. So I
    would say my wicket really was the turning
    point. According to the role and responsibilityeverybodyhas,thatspecificallyismyrole,
    he owned up.
    Dhoni's wicket and Ajinkya Rahanes injury had opened the gates for Australia, and
    noneof thelower-middleorderbatsmendisplayed any intent to bail out the Indian team.
    Gurkeerat Singh Mann was sent ahead of
    Ravindra Jadeja, but after hitting one four, he
    attemptedasloppysweepandwascaughtby
    Shaun Marsh. Rishi Dhawan slammed one
    fouroverlong-offtoKaneRichardsonandwas
    later caught at deep cover by David Warner.
    A few of them havent played a lot of international cricket. At times it seems when
    youarebattinginthemiddlethatplayingthe
    big shot is the right thing to do, but slowly,

    Dhoni criticised Ravindra Jadeja for not


    rotating the strike. AP
    withmoregamesunderyourbelt,yourealise
    thatisthetimeyouhavetocarryonandbuild
    somekindof apartnership.Hopefully,theyll
    learn from this, he said, protectively.

    Needless shots
    However, questions need to be asked of
    what exactly Gurkeerat and Rishi Dhawan
    weretryingtodo,gettingoutthewaytheydid.
    GiventhatManishPandeyandRAshwinwere
    sitting out to make space for the two in the
    PlayingXI,thetwodismissalsofthenewcomers need to be revisited to guage their readiness to be fielded in an international side at
    this level. Gurkeerat is a batsman who bowls
    off-spin, and was promoted to No 5. Facing

    Nathan Lyon, Mann has hit the first ball for


    four. With 67 needed off 60 and Lyon under
    the pump, Mann attempts a slog sweep off a
    flat delivery from the the offspinner, an entirely unnecessary shot pointing to an utter
    lack of poise or understanding of a percentage shot for that situation. Then there is
    Dhawanthemedium-pacerwhobatslower
    down,andfancieshimselfanall-rounderstag.
    ThirdballoftheRichardsonover,hejumps
    outandflat-batsashortishdeliverypastmidoff. Emboldened, he tries it again two balls
    later,thistimestraighttothefielderparkedat
    extra cover boundary.
    "I have said this before, we are very used
    togettingcompletecricketers.Wedon'twant
    togroomanyoneif thisguy'snotgood,let's
    get rid of him and if that guy is not good, get
    ridof himtoo.Whentheseplayersgooutand
    returntotheteam,thepressureonthemwill
    be greater. There is not much scrutiny anywhere as there is in India. You have to look at
    all these things. "
    Dhoni was asked point-blank if the duo
    didn't have the stomach for an international
    outing. Dhoni smiled and said he'd answer it
    though "its not a positive question".
    The final blame though in this botched
    chase will fall on the aloof Ravindra Jadeja,
    themanwhoendedwithanunbeaten24off
    27. The Saurashtra lad submitted to the fate
    that those around him were scripting for the
    team. Expected to cajole partners into keeping their heads, Jadeja would go coy on datenight. The lionheart who'd pulled off a heist
    at Auckland two years ago, would go into a
    shell and never emerge, content to dawdle
    on and stay unbeaten.

    Aaron Finch made 107 runs. AP

    NUMBER PLATE

    Number of times John


    Hastings has dismissed MS
    Dhoni for a duck, the only
    bowler in international cricket to do
    so. The first time he got Dhoni for
    zero was in Vizag in October 2010.

    Number of centuries Virat


    Kohli has scored in Australia,
    which is the most by a visiting
    batsman Down Under. Jack Hobbs
    and David Gower too have scored
    nine hundreds.

    10

    Number of matches India


    have won every time
    Shikhar Dhawan has
    scored 95 or more runs. This streak
    came to an end today.

    There are players who havent learnt after 3-4 trips to Aus
    PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
    JANUARY 20

    FORMER CAPTAIN Sunil Gavaskar on


    Wednesday called for harsh steps in the
    setup of the struggling Indian cricket team
    in Australia, saying some of the players have
    not learnt from their past mistakes despite
    makingthetripDownUndermultipletimes.
    "We have to take harsh step after the series is done. I am not calling for a complete
    overhaul but there are players who have not
    learnt from their past mistakes. There are
    players who have made 3-4 trips to Australia

    but they have not learnt from their mistakes.


    If we are looking at building a team for the
    2019 World Cup, we need to blood some
    youngsters in," a disappointed Gavaskar told
    NDTV after an unexpected batting collapse
    pushed India 0-4 down in the five-match series today.
    Gavaskarwasmorecriticalof thebowlers
    who let the team down and said dropping
    star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the
    second game in a row made little sense.
    "NotplayingAshwinforthesecondgame
    in a row was not a good decision. I feel the
    conditions in Canberra would have suited
    him. Some of other bowlers seem to be the

    We have to take harsh step after


    the series is done. I am not calling
    for a complete overhaul but there
    are players who have not learnt
    from their past mistakes... If we are
    looking at building a team for the
    2019 World Cup, we need to blood
    some youngsters in.
    SUNIL GAVASKAR
    same mistake over and over again," he said.
    On the learning process the team management and captain M S Dhoni keeps keeps

    talking about, Gavaskar said: "Well, every


    game is a learning experience but are the
    players learning from their mistakes? If not,
    then there is a problem.
    "India have all lost four matches from
    winning position. Today I think Virat (Kohli)
    getting out put pressure on the batsman to
    follow.AjinkyaRahanenotcomingouttobat
    numberfouralsomadeadifferenceashedid
    notlookhundredpercentwhenhedidcome
    to bat at No 7.
    "He (Dhoni) himself had said the he
    should have got the job done from that position. It is unfortunate that he lasted just two
    balls," Gavaskar added.

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