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Updated On: 20 October, 2021 07:09 AM IST | Dubai | Santosh Suri
Today’s final warm-up game against Australia will provide captain Kohli a chance to finalise India’s XI for the big-ticket clash v Pakistan on Sunday
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Virat Kohli. Pic/AP, PTI
The Indian team would have heaved a sigh of relief that their batsmen were able to come good in the first warm-up match against England, which they won by seven wickets on Monday, after their bowlers had been lashed all around the ICC Academy ground in Dubai Sports City.
More opportunities
As India go into the final warm-up game against Australia today, the team management would be looking at the remaining options, that is to provide opportunity to the players who were not seen on the turf against England ahead of their high-voltage T20 World Cup opening encounter against Pakistan on Sunday.
Undoubtedly, the pitch at the ICC Academy ground was more conducive to strokeplay than most of the pitches seen during the IPL and the first round games of the T20 World Cup currently underway. However, the way KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya flogged the England bowling, it would have given the team much-needed confidence in their preparation for the battles ahead.
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