Mohammed Shami, Virat Kohli big losses for India: Joe Burns

Australia opener Joe Burns who overcame a run of poor form to score a halfcentury in the second innings of the first Test against India has said that the visitors will be depleted by the absence of pace bowler Mohammed Shami and skipper Virat Kohli in the remaining matches of the seriesShami was hit on his bowling arm by fast bowler Pat Cummins on Saturday the third day of the first Test that saw India fold for 36 He is likely to be ruled out of the Test series Kohli will return home to attend the birth of his first childI think Shami and Virat are big losses for India In saying that Indian team has got very good depth They are still going to be challenging It is always hard to replace world class players like that but we are going to look who are going to come in We have to prepare really well for the next game we know Indians can bounce back strongly We have to start well and carry on the momentum from the last game We know we can bounce back Burns told reporters on MondayBurns had a torrid time in the leadup to the series and there were question marks on whether he will start in the first Test However lack of options with both David Warner and Will Pucovski injured made it possible for him to get into the opening position againIt was obviously nice to make some runs In the leadup to the game I was obviously short of few runs It is nice to see a little bit of rhythmget the job done It has been an amazing day for Australian cricket to backup their bowlers It is a really nice feeling to to finish the job really quickly said Burns who had made 62 across nine firstclass innings in the leadup to the first Test of the BorderGavaskar Trophy He could make just eight in the first innings in the pinkball Test but came good in the second with 51 not out as Australia chased down the 90run target on the third day of the matchIt certainly helped getting the runsfelt like coming back home again to the Test team after the Covid19 breakso much support and confidence in the teamso much success togetherto take on such opposition in a big game said BurnsWe are the best team in the world we are very very confident against everyone in every venue Our bowlers are unbelievable I think they bowled really well in the first innings didnt get the rewards and in the second innings everything fell in place We know the game in and game out They bowlers are going to be pushing pressure on the opposition the great luxury the team has added the 31yearoldThe righthanded opener said that there is still no news on the availability of Warner and Pucovski and gave credit to Matthew Wade who was Warners replacement opener in the first TestWe have not heard anything final on injuriesDave has been in Melbourne we are still in Adelaide Well find out over the next few dayswe are still soaking up this Test match said Burns before adding Wade is such a tenacious player He has got so much experience Just loved the fact that he kept the momentum rolling throughout the second innings innings He never let them get on top of us at any stage Very unfortunate with the way he got dismissed but he did a fantastic jobThe second Test will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Saturday and will be telecast live on Sony Ten 1 Sony Ten 3 and Sony SixKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever