Australia in India 2013-14

[SLICKR392]

I'm confident about winning ODIs but not T20s.somehow we have sucked since winning the Cup in 2007

I thought we were talking about the ODIs. The T20 in Rajkot would be all about the batsmen. I would rather bat first than second & put a 200+ total on the board. Yuvi needs to go berserk.

[Lord]

I thought we were talking about the ODIs. The T20 in Rajkot would be all about the batsmen. I would rather bat first than second & put a 200+ total on the board. Yuvi needs to go berserk.

yep.batting them out of it.seems the only option.anything less than 175 on that track and they'll win imo

[vvvslaxman]

India should have done some experimentation with T20 . Should have rested Dhoni and few others and included raw youngsters. International T20 has no real significance compared to IPL or International ODIs/Tests.

[Sidhoni]

Has started bowling' date='he's a first choice for ODIs when fit.[/quote'] Even then he is coming after a long break and has just started. Definitely not first choice in such a case.

[Laaloo]

The lower Dhoni bats, the more chances we will have of winning this match

[Scarves]

and people moaning about the 7 ODIs. I think the last time we played the commonwealth game series with Aus and SL we ended up playing like 8 games in the qualification rounds. Surely 7 ODIs are much better in a sweet and short way?

Yeah but the Tri-Series is like the Australian Summer. :--D

[rixxuu]

so mr chapell thinks any international cricket for ausies except ashes is a practice for ashes? then they should only play ashes all along the year. all international matches are of equal importance.

[Switchblade]

India series before Ashes helpful: Lee http://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/58897/india-series-before-ashes-helpful-lee The timing of it may be far from perfect but former pacer Brett Lee on Tuesday said the upcoming India-Australia ODI series would do a world of good to the team in transition from Down Under as nothing beats the experience of playing in the heat and dust of India. "It is probably not the perfect timing but we always have to look at the positives and that's what I would prefer to do. This is a great opportunity for this young Australian team to play cricket in the heat and dust of India, which would set them up for the toughest of conditions," Lee said. "India is a place which helps you learn a lot of things, I learnt a lot playing here and hopefully this Australian team would also gain a lot from the experience. We have the Ashes coming up next month and this series will help the Australian team," he said referring to the grudge series against England starting November 21. Former Australian captain Ian Chappell had lambasted Cricket Australia for accepting the invitation for the series, which starts with a one off Twenty20 International on Thursday in Rajkot. Lee, retired internationally, said the series would help the Australian team, which has been further weakened by the injury-forced ruling out of skipper Michael Clarke. "I have read a lot about the comments that have been floating around about the timing of this series but to my mind, having a young guy play in front of 100,000 people who think of cricket as religion, that's huge. These seven ODIs would steel them up for all kinds of conditions. You can always have opinions on when it should have been (played) but it is still a huge opportunity," he said. The 36-year-old, who retired with 310 Test and 380 ODI wickets in a career spanning nine years, is still active in domestic Twenty20, turning up for Sydney Sixers in the Australian Big Bash and Kolkata in the Indian T20 League. "I am looking forward to the Big Bash in December when I would play for Sydney Sixers. My goal, when I started playing international cricket was to touch 150kph or go beyond that. I have always tried to do that and will keep doing that," he said. "I am not interested in bowling at 130kph, and even after retiring and everything, I am still confident of bowling at 150. I worked very hard to reach where I did, luck did not play too big a role. I will continue to do that and carry on till the time I feel I can touch 150 and I am very confident of continuing to do it for a long time to come," he said. But what about the injury-ravaged body, which has been through a number of surgeries? "You have to trick your body. These days fast bowlers don't even last two years, in fact in some cases, not even two games. I have lasted pretty long. My longevity has a lot to do with the fact that I have worked very hard on my fitness. Age plays a part but then it can go both ways. "For instance, if somebody is good at 16, like Sachin Tendulkar was, get them into the team, it doesn't really matter," he said.

[srij]

in T20I dhoni's strike rate is lowest among top hitters,he has the ability but plays like ODI in t20.should come at 6 in batting position or 7 his lucky no.

[FischerTal]

Our bowling on rajkot patta= 200+ total for Aussies

[Number]

Our bowling on rajkot patta= 200+ total for Aussies

Good that even you admit its the flattest part of planet earth. :two_thumbs_up:

[FischerTal]

India vs Australia ~ Only T20I ~ Pre match discussion

Good that even you admit its the flattest part of planet earth. :two_thumbs_up:

Mumbai has the same type of pitches these days. Just look at the ranji scorecards :nice:

[flamy]

These days i enjoy England bashing. 1-6 loss needs to be avenged anyway possible.

Actually, this too.

[rkt.india]

Kapil, Gavaskar, Ganguly, Kumble, Dravid, Laxman, Srinath and then the rest.

[Zanjeer]

What happened to Aaron? btwn...this is my first post here in icf.

[moniker]

Back to back 5 test Ashes series is not overkill ? :hmmm:

Straw man. Too many tests are overkill doesn't mean that too many ODIs are not.

[rkt.india]

Rain threat to Rajkot T20 Rain could play spoilsport in the one-off India-Australia T20 match in Rajkot on Thursday as unseasonal showers came down heavily in the city on Tuesday evening with the Met Department forecasting rain over the next 48 hours. However, sources in the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) feel confident that the game would go on as the ground has a good drainage mechanism in place. "It had rained heavily for three days last week but the outfield and wickets were not affected. Even if it rains two or three hours prior to the start of the match, we can have the match with a slight delay, provided it doesn't rain too heavily tomorrow." they said. Almost 80 per cent of the tickets at the newly built Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on the city's outskirts have been sold out. BCCI Curator for Western Region Dhiraj Parsana said the pitch at the 28,000-capacity stadium was full of runs. "This is a good batting track and the wicket is full of runs. It will help batsmen to score runs freely. It's a flat wicket and therefore any score over 170 would be a fighting total. The first four to five overs of the match would help seamers and then the wicket will become flat and easy for batting," Parsana said. Meanwhile, local pitch curator Rasik Makwana said, "This is a batting paradise and even 200 plus runs would not be easy to defend."

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/58913/rain-threat-to-rajkot-t20/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=gadget :facepalm: There has been a lot of rain in Gujarat off late. Shift the venue already BCCI. :yousuck:

[adi B]

but the groundstaff said rain would not affect the match too much..i think the curator might surprise us with a good sporting pitch considering the rain factor

[G_B_]

if its going to rain that much we need to play the extra seamer compared to spinner. doubt spinners will be able to grip it

[BeautifulGame]

We need to push Kohli to open with Dhawan.That would allow all our key batsmen to bat at position they are familiar with. Having Kohli at 3 and Raina at 4 just messes our batting line up imo Dhawan Kohli Raina Rohit Yuvi Dhoni Jadeja Ashwin Bhuvi Ishant Unadkat