General Intelligence · Logical Reading Comprehension

Read the passage carefully and judge the statement based on it: The current Australian cricket team has lost three of the last five Test series it has played. It has lost the last two series it has played, one of them against Pakistan, hardly a powerhouse of the current game. Australia is enfeebled by the absence of their two best batsmen, Steve Smith and David Warner, both serving suspensions. The game itself is at a crossroads in Australia, with feverish introspection and hand wringing about the manner in which the national team plays the game, the aggression it displays on the field, the lack of respect it shows rivals, and the way in which it ignores the means to achieve the sole, coveted end of winning. Australian cricket has seldom been at such a low ebb. Now is the best time to beat them in their backyard. Put another way, if India cannot beat Australia in Australia in this series, it will show that the hype around this team is simply that: hype. Statement: India has got a good opportunity to defeat Australia. Choose the most appropriate option: