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Journalism of Courage
Opener Murali Vijay today said that the ongoing fourth Test match against Australia is 8220;evenly poised and can go either way8221; but expressed confidence of chasing down any target set by the opponents.
8220;It is interesting. The match is evenly poised right now. It can go either way. It will be crucial as to how many runs the tail-enders score,8221; Vijay,who made 57 in India8217;s day end score of 266 for eight today,said.
Asked what will be an achievable fourth innings target,Vijay replied,8221;Whatever target they set will be chased. No two ways about it.8221;
Vijay criticised the track in a veiled manner,stating that it was difficult to judge the speed of the deliveries.
8220;The wicket is getting slower and lower. The cracks are getting wider and it is really difficult to judge the speed of the deliveries,8221; he said.
The opener,however,revealed that the pitch prepared by Venkat Sundaram is certainly not conducive for good batting.
8220;It8217;s a wicket where scoring runs is extremely difficult. However,it8217;s not that difficult to stay on the wicket. We did bat well,but in patches. I could have batted a little longer but got out at the wrong time.8221;
His stop-gap opening partner Cheteshwar Pujara got a nasty hit on a finger of his right hand and Vijay said that the physio was working on him.
8220;It8217;s swollen a bit and the physio is working on him.8221;
He,meanwhile,didn8217;t wish to divulge the details of the heated exchange between Ravindra Jadeja and David Warner.
8220;It8217;s part and parcel of the game. Whatever happened on the field can8217;t be told outside,8221; he replied with a smile.
Were the Aussies a bit more aggressive than they have been in this series so far,Vijay said,8221;It8217;s nothing new. They were aggressive throughout the tournament series.8221;
Having scored a couple of centuries and a half century since his comeback in the Test team,Vijay agreed that it has been a good series for him so far.
8220;It8217;s been a good tournament for me so far and I am happy to contribute to the team8217;s cause,8221; he concluded.
