Switching over from one format of the game to another is never easy especially if there is very little time between the change of formats. What certainly helped India when they found themselves in trouble in the first ODI was the fact that in the just concluded Test match at Ahmedabad they had to face a mountain of runs scored by Australia and so had to do some hard grafting to ensure that they too got a big score. In the event, the Indians overhauled the Australian score there and even took a handy lead. So in the first one-dayer in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium when Starc ripped out their top half when they were chasing a modest score put up by the Aussies, the remaining batters didn’t have to change their approach from the Ahmedabad Test that concluded three days earlier and batted in a similar calm patient manner. 

Ample support

Jadeja in particular would have been most keen to ensure that he took the team home after his dismissal in the Ahmedabad Test match. No batter likes to get out however many runs he may have scored but to get out in the manner that he had must have not just disappointed him but also annoyed him since he was batting so well at the time. It was an uncharacteristic shot from a player who has learnt the value of his wicket and makes the opposition bowler earn it. It was Jadeja who gave KL Rahul just the support he needed as they both guided India home.