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Australia in India – One Day Series Preview
After the excitement of the Twenty20 World Championship we return to normal business with an intriguing contest as India square off against Australia in a 7 match one day series.
A little over two weeks ago you would have found Australia as overwhelming favourites but the small matter of an Indian tournament victory coupled with a number of Australian injuries put this series firmly back in the balance.
Regardless of injury, Australia will still pose a stern test and India will have to be at their very best if they are to come away from this with a series win. Ricky Ponting is a doubt for the first game and they will be missing Shane Watson and Mike Hussey for the duration. Couple this with the loss of Glenn McGrath and it will be a somewhat changed side from the world cup winning team of April.
India themselves are not without injury concerns - the young Piyush Chawla missing out due to an ankle problem. In his absence the recalled Harbhajan Singh will be looking to revisit past glories and once again torment the Australians.
Perhaps more pressing for India will be the lack of a settled coach to help guide the inexperienced captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It’s true that he impressed during the recent Twenty20 win; however, the 50 over game will present a sterner examination of his leadership qualities; although he will be blessed with help from the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly.
So there we have it, the long time kings of the 50 over game taking on the newly crowned kings of the shortest version. Add in the mix of injuries, an expectant Indian public and the recent history between these two sides and we could be in for a real humdinger, perhaps even enough to help those seduced by the thrill of twenty20 cricket fall back in love with an old mistress!
Australia in India – One Day Series Preview
After the excitement of the Twenty20 World Championship we return to normal business with an intriguing contest as India square off against Australia in a 7 match one day series.
A little over two weeks ago you would have found Australia as overwhelming favourites but the small matter of an Indian tournament victory coupled with a number of Australian injuries put this series firmly back in the balance.
Regardless of injury, Australia will still pose a stern test and India will have to be at their very best if they are to come away from this with a series win. Ricky Ponting is a doubt for the first game and they will be missing Shane Watson and Mike Hussey for the duration. Couple this with the loss of Glenn McGrath and it will be a somewhat changed side from the world cup winning team of April.
India themselves are not without injury concerns - the young Piyush Chawla missing out due to an ankle problem. In his absence the recalled Harbhajan Singh will be looking to revisit past glories and once again torment the Australians.
Perhaps more pressing for India will be the lack of a settled coach to help guide the inexperienced captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It’s true that he impressed during the recent Twenty20 win; however, the 50 over game will present a sterner examination of his leadership qualities; although he will be blessed with help from the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly.
So there we have it, the long time kings of the 50 over game taking on the newly crowned kings of the shortest version. Add in the mix of injuries, an expectant Indian public and the recent history between these two sides and we could be in for a real humdinger, perhaps even enough to help those seduced by the thrill of twenty20 cricket fall back in love with an old mistress!
