NEW DELHI: For all the paranoia surrounding the pitches offered, Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb showed there’s always a way to score runs, let alone survive. If the Indian bowlers are able to consistently dismiss their opponents inside a day, then it has more to do with their skill than the perceived demons in the pitch.
The first day of the second Test here at the Ferozeshah Kotla wasn’t much different except that Khawaja’s 81 and Handscomb’s unbeaten 72 perhaps made the Indian attack toil harder than they have at home since the defeat against England in Chennai two years ago. Yet, the Australians, perennially spooked by the look of Indian pitches, could muster 263 in 78.4 overs on a slow track after winning the toss.
