Ind vs Aus Test Series: All set and rolling
Updated On: 28 February, 2023 08:50 AM IST | Indore | Santosh Suri
Red soil or black clay? The Indian team management is believed to have opted for the latter to ensure spin will continue to flummox Australia. Let the games begin before tomorrow’s Indore Test!
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India skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid inspect the Holkar Stadium pitch at Indore yesterday. Pic/PTI
More than anything else, it’s the 22-yard pitch prepared for a cricket game that largely decides how things pan out.
The first question in the minds of players, coaching staff, media and learned fans is what type of a wicket would be provided by the curator. Will it be sporting enough to balance out the contest or will it be blatantly in favour of the home team that will have the opposition act like cats on a hot tin roof, like the Australians did in the first two Test matches at Nagpur and New Delhi? Going by the outcome of the first two games, there is no reason for the Indian think-tank to change the strategy with the home team still required to win the third Test to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series and ensure their spot in the World Test Championship final at The Oval in London in June.
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