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India vs Australia QF : Pre-match talk

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Probably not the best example' date=' as they did successfully bully Veeru with short pitched bowling in that series :(([/quote'] 2 out of 4 times ,Viru threw away his wicket last year ,dont worry Viru will score a 100 on Thursday.
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FIVE things India must do to beat Australia (IBNLIVE article) Sehwag must click Virender Sehwag never walks out with the dagger hidden in his cloak and it's pivotal to India's semifinal dream that he slits the Aussies like he did the Bangladeshis in the inaugural game. We know he wants to bat 50 overs but even if he stays for half of that length, Australia will be taken care of. Open with spin from one end Better late than never! That's what Dhoni did against the West Indies, opening the bowling with R Ashwin after surrendering to the voices raised at the off-spinner's non-inclusion. The Indian skipper should continue with that tactic on two counts: first, Australia's indecisiveness against spin and second, no other pacer except Zaheer living up to the challenge. And he doesn't have to look beyond Ashwin – who bowled all his overs in the powerplays at a miserly economy rate of 4.10 – to press a spinner into service as Zaheer's partner with the new ball. Use Zaheer more with the older ball India’s handicap on the fast-bowling front has been badly exposed in this World Cup. In that situation, Zaheer – the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament and a master of the reverse-swing – has to be used more with the older ball. The Indian skipper also gave an inkling of that in the game against West Indies. Dhoni held back eight overs of his most potent weapon until the 30th over, which meant Zaheer could bowl at least two overs with the scuffed-up ball before the mandatory change of ball after the 34th. And then he can return from the 40th over once the changed ball too has gone through wear and tear. Fight fire with fire, bring in Sreesanth Whatever situation Australia be in, rest assured they will come out hard at the Indians. And that's where the fire in the belly will count. While Australia have never been short of that, it has always been in short supply for Team India. The answer to that could be S Sreesanth. The suggestion might raise a few eyebrows but it can't be denied that if Sreesanth can get his skill and brain to sync, he can douse the Aussies with his spark. Don't think too much about batting powerplay Much has been said and written about it and India's dismal show in those tricky five overs, which led to their repeated collapses in the group stage. But India don't need to strategise about it and instead should think that if they play the rest of the 45 overs as well as they can, these five will automatically fall in place. http://cricketnext.in.com/news/five-things-india-must-do-to-beat-australia/55690-13.html I mostly agree with this guy. But from what I read on TOI the pitch is flat, which is not going to help our spinners. Also, Ashwin is not guaranteed to play in the knockout stages. MS Dhoni might think that since Piyush was good against Australia in the warm up matches, he is better option than Ashwin. We will see how things go. I still have not gathered the courage to watch the match. Will skip it and find the results next day. Please pray we get a pitch that is a turner and not flat. :pray:

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Surely, this has to got be wrong. If cricket could be won by some 5 things to do before the match, we would have won it. It really does not matter how to start the team with which settings but more importantly how you change or react to changes in situation. For example, if a bowler gives 10 runs, should he continue? These instant changes will be crucial.

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