Former India captain Gundappa Viswnath identified loopholes within the Australian bowling.© AFP
India eye a fairytale within the closing of the Cricket World Cup 2023 towards Australia on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The hosts are unbeaten within the match up to now with 10 wins out of as many video games. Nevertheless, five-time champions Australia, on an eight-game winning-streak themselves, will boast a unique problem altogether to the Rohit-Sharma led aspect. Nevertheless, former India captain Gundappa Viswanath is assured of the staff’s possibilities within the closing. Viswanath identified loopholes within the Australian staff, saying that India has a extra balanced assault than their opponents.
“All in all, our assault is extra balanced than Australians, little doubt. The 2 spinners (Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja) additionally bowled fantastically. For them, it’s only (Adam) Zampa. However towards India, he (Zampa) would possibly battle to get wickets,” Viswanath advised information company PTI.
Zampa is Australia’s main wicket-taker within the match with 22 scalps. Solely India’s Mohammed Shami (23) has scalped extra wickets than him within the match.
The 74-year-old additionally highlighted how Australian bowlers, barring Josh Hazlewood, have struggled with their consistency.
“If (Mithcell) Starc would not get his line and size from the primary over, then he goes for runs. (Pat) Cummins is taking wickets right here and there however he’s leaking runs. The one constant bowler is (Josh) Hazlewood and is a superb bowler. Zampa is there to choose wickets. Maxwell is doing nicely and yesterday Travis Head additionally got here in,” he added.
Regardless of the nation’s cricket riches, India are and not using a main worldwide title for the reason that 2013 Champions Trophy and expectations within the cricket-crazy nation of 1.4 billion folks have reached fever pitch.
(With AFP Inputs)
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