Former captain Ricky Ponting says the current Australian side lacked the aura that defined its past teams at ICC World Cups.
Daniel Vettori admitted that a resilient partnership between Indian tailenders Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep foiled their plans to enforce a follow-on
Several batsmen played reckless sweep shots only to fall lbw or be bowled by the Indian spinners.
Following their 6-run defeat, Finch said that the hosts need to learn to be clinical towards the back-end.
Australia were uncharacteristically sloppy in the field too, dropping catches that highlighted their road-weariness, while death bowling remained a major issue as their glorious summer of Test cricket, made memorable by their Ashes win and series victory in South Africa, fizzled out in Bangladesh..
India captain Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday singled out the debutant duo of Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj while commending the tremendous character shown by his side to turn it around in the second Test, in Melbourne, for a series-levelling triumph.
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