Suresh Raina surprised with Australia's decision to not play warm-up games
Updated On: 05 February, 2023 10:22 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The Australian team are currently training in Bengaluru and are practising on rank turners, having summoned little known Baroda spinner Mahesh Pithiya, whose bowling action resembles Ravichandran Ashwin
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Former India batter Suresh Raina is baffled by Australian team`s decision to opt for simulation training rather than play warm-up games ahead of the first Border-Gavaskar Test, starting February 9 in Nagpur.
The Australian team are currently training in Bengaluru and are practising on rank turners, having summoned little known Baroda spinner Mahesh Pithiya, whose bowling action resembles Ravichandran Ashwin. But Raina, one of India`s finest white ball players, feels that Australia might have missed a trick. "I have played practice matches (ahead of Tests) and they are really important. They (Australia) can understand the quality of pitches in India only if they play on them," Raina told PTI on the sidelines of Mission Olympics Annual Day Meet, organised by Police Families Welfare Society. Raina is confident that India will do well in the four-Test series and Ravindra Jadeja`s comeback will add fine balance to the squad.
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