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Harbhajan Singh says he would like to see O’Keefe bowling on a non-conducive wicket for spinners, whereas Shastri wrote that Indians played the Australian spinner poorly © Getty Images & PTI Australian spinner Steve O’Keefe ‘s magical bowling had put India into a disheartening defeat of 333 runs in the first Test at Pune. But India seems to have credited the Pune pitch for the shocking loss and have refused to credit O’Keefe’s role in the Australian triumph over India. India considered as the best Test cricket team with world class spinners had to face a humiliating defeat from Australia , which ended their unbeaten streak after 19 Tests. O’Keefe’s 12-wicket haul in the first Test earned him the Man-of-the-Match title but the hosts refused to praise him for the Australian victory. Harbhajan Singh says he would like to see O’Keefe bowling on a non-conducive wicket for spinners, whereas Shastri wrote that Indians played the Australian spinner poorly. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia, 1st Test at Pune Harbhajan, who had earlier predicted a complete whitewash of Australia in the Test series against India, is still not convinced by O’Keefe’s performance. He wants O’Keefe to perform well on a better track. “I will have to see [O’Keefe] bowl on a good Test match wicket. Not this one,” the 36-year-old told reporters. “Until then, I will reserve my comments.” O’Keefe along with the off-spinner, Nathan Lyon had claimed all 10 wic ...
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