Australia vs India 2018-19: Australia Domestic System has Failed to Develop Young Talent - Ian Chappell

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell believes the Australian domestic system hasn’t been able to develop young talent. Australia’s batting has touched new lows and the team batting debacle is a cause of concern for the side. In fact, the highest individual score of Australia in the ongoing series against India is 79, which was made by rookie batsman Marcus Harris.

Australia’s batting has let the team down and they haven’t been able to deliver the goods. In fact, their potent tail has been able to wag around but their top six batsmen have not been up to the mark.

Chappell once again hits the nail on the head.

“A lot of factors have combined to lead us where we are today. Technical issues, lack of systematic coaching, focus on shorter formats and the adverse effects of IPL and BBL have all played a part,” Ian Chappell said these are the reasons for Australia’s poor form while talking to Times of India.

Meanwhile, Ian Chappell who led Australia with aplomb in his playing days believes the young talent is not getting matured. There has been some poor shot selection on display, which has been sad to see.

Players are not maturing.

“I think the problem is the talent is not maturing. Greg (Chappell) says that there is a lot of young talent around. Unfortunately, after they are getting into the system, they are going off the rails. So I think the system is partly responsible. The club and inter-state cricket also have got issues and are not developing the talents properly”.

On the other hand, Ian Chappell believes India has some advantages which have helped them to take their cricket to the next level. Having a separate window for the IPL is one of the key factors.

IPL is a massive advantage.

“India had a couple of advantages. First, they have got a window for IPL. So your guys are still playing a lot of first-class cricket. India is not in a position where they are playing a Test series like this and if their batsmen are not making runs, they don’t have to pick a replacement from a T20 competition. A window for IPL also means India are not playing Test cricket during that period, nor do their players go around playing other T20 competitions because they are so well paid in the IPL. The other factor is that India has a huge population, so the talent pool is much larger than Australia’s”.

Chappell compared Virat Kohli with the great Vivian Richards and said he is mighty impressed as Kohli has been successful in all the three forms of the game.

“He is a very good player. It doesn’t matter where I place him because a champion in one era would be a champion in any other era. What pleases me most is that he has been successful in all three formats by playing traditional cricket shots, like Viv Richards used to do”.

India looks good to clinch their maiden Test series win in Australia and they are currently leading by 2-1.