The lineup that India were able to assemble, eventually, for the decider of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020/21, at Brisbane – Fortress Gabba/Gabbatoir/’Come to Gabba’ et al – was this:
1. Second away Test as an opener
2. Third Test
3. Ridiculed for intent
4. Stand-in captain
5. Recently-dropped opener
6. Ridiculed for mostly everything
7. Debutant, with no FC game in three years
8. 10-ball long Test career
9. Second Test - half of it riddled with injury
10. Third Test - on the back of racial abuse, on the back of losing his father
11. Debutant - potentially ninth-choice fast-bowling option
This against a full strength Aus team with three bowlers in top 10 test ranking with one at No. 1 ranking currently.
To put this in perspective, the last visiting XI to win a Test at the Gabba read thus:
Gordon Greenidge,
Desmond Haynes,
Richie Richardson,
Carl Hooper,
Viv Richards,
Gus Logie,
Jeff Dujon,
Malcolm Marshall,
Curtly Ambrose,
Courtney Walsh,
Patrick Patterson.
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