Australia opener Joe Burns on Monday indicated that India are going to bounce back in the next Test.
“We know that Indians are going to bounce back in the next Test, which is going to play a crucial role in (deciding the) fate of the series. “We have got some scars as well, we just have to prepare well, start well and carry on the momentum from the last game,” Burns said during a virtual press conference on Monday.
The absence of Kohli and Mohammed Shami will be “big losses” but Burns is expecting a strong comeback by the visitors.
“I think Shami and Virat are obviously big losses for India. In saying that the Indian team does have very good depth as well. So, they are still going to be very challenging,” Burns said.
“It is always hard to replace world-class players like that, but when we look (at the guys) that they got to come in, we are going to prepare well for the next game. We know that Indians are going to bounce back strongly,” the opener added.
Trailing 0-1 in the series after the batting debacle here and with Virat Kohli going back to India for the birth of his first child, India will be led by Ajinkya Rahane in the remainder of the series.
Shami was ruled out of the remainder of the Test series after a nasty bouncer led to a wrist fracture.
“It is always hard to replace world-class players like that, but when we look (at the guys) that they got to come in, we are going to prepare well for the next game. We know that Indians are going to bounce back strongly,” the opener added.
