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A moral victory for us: Badrinath

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Bangalore: India ‘A’ skipper S. Badrinath said that his team had scored a moral victory over Australia ‘A’. “It was a moral victory for us though we couldn’t finish it off,” Badrinath told the media here on Friday evening.

“We always wanted to enforce the follow-on. When you get a chance to beat Australia, you should use it and there’s no better way to finish a match than with a victory. It’s about the killer instinct,” Badrinath said.

Aggressive batting

On the Aussie resurgence in the second innings, Badrinath said: “They attacked our spinners, used their feet and we were pushed on the defensive but overall I am happy with the way we played.”

On his team’s mixed returns in batting, Badrinath said: “In our first innings we knew that on this kind of wicket and ground affected by rain, it was critical to get a couple of 80-run partnerships and we almost did that. I guess some of our batsmen fell while attacking their spinners. Badrinath also praised seamer Sudeep Tyagi. “Tyagi is a talent but he is a bit raw and inexperienced.

Gritty show

Meanwhile, Australia ‘A’ skipper Simon Katich said that his team displayed grit in the second innings. “We stuck it out in the second innings and did well especially after conceding the first innings deficit.

“In the second innings our batsmen began to read their spinners better and it was also a matter of spending some time in the middle. (Marcus) North batted well,” Katich said.

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