Australian team struggled to adapt to the conditions: Michael Kasprowicz

Former Australian cricketer Michael Kasprowicz believes that the visiting team struggled to adapt to the conditions in India and hence lost the series. Team India clinched the 5-match by winning three games on the trot and now will play the dead rubbers in Bengaluru and Nagpur. Kasprowicz was a vital cog of the Australian team which last won ODI series in India in 2004. Australia had beaten the hosts 2-1 in that series and ended the home domination of the Men in Blue.

However, the current team was expected to do the same but has failed miserably losing all the games thus far. There were a few standout performers – like Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne in 2004 and also one cannot forget the contribution of the players who played the role of supporters. The team was unbeatable but since then are on the receiving end in the country as they are yet to win any series across formats.

The team will bounce back

The former pacer feels that the visiting team has had very less time to adapt to the conditions and also recalled what his team did way back in 2004.

“You have to adapt as fast as possible, for example in 2004, we changed the line and length which we were used to bowling. Instead of bowling outside the off stump, we bowled stump to stump which was considered the strength of Indian batsmen but then we set our fields accordingly,” he told cricketnext.

The bowler who was a great exponent of reverse swing in his heydays was also hopeful that the team will bounce back to get few wins under the belt. “The current team is really talented but you have very less time to adapt in limited overs cricket. We have always struggled to

“The current team is really talented but you have very less time to adapt in limited overs cricket. We have always struggled to adjusting in these conditions. Unfortunately we have lost the series but I am confident that the team can bounce back,” the 45-year-old added.