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After sharing the new ball as Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal hammered 80 runs in 12.2 overs, Hartley was given a harsh introduction to Test cricket when Gill entered the field. Unexpectedly, he went into a shell, scoring 23 runs off 66 balls at a strike rate of 34.84, with just two fours, despite the openers' dominating platform. He was never able to rotate the strike and never found any kind of rhythm. When he first started playing Test cricket, he was a free-flowing batter, so it was odd to watch him try to grind his way up. Was he attempting to emulate the No. 3 player he had replaced, Cheteshwar Pujara? It conveyed a lack of assurance.
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Post time 1-2-2024 13:11:12
