David Warner and Steve Smith will be seen having an excellent take a look at the Nagpur pitch.© Twitter
India and Australia are all set to sq. off in a four-match Take a look at collection, which begins with the primary Take a look at in Nagpur, from February 9 onwards. Nonetheless, previous to the beginning of the collection, lots has already been written and mentioned concerning the pitches, with former Australia stumped Ian Healy suggesting that if India prepares a “fair” observe, the guests will win the collection. Nonetheless, Healy needed to bear the brunt of a number of present and former cricketers for his comment on the pitch. With the primary Take a look at set to begin on Thursday, Cricket Australia shared the glimpses of the Nagpur pitch.
Within the footage shared by cricket.com.au, Australia star batter David Warner and Steve Smith will be seen having an excellent take a look at the floor.
An early take a look at the Nagpur pitch #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/S3BIu7qti8
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 7, 2023
Traditionally, Australia have struggled to beat the situations in India, with their final collection win within the sub-continent nation coming in 2004 whereas their opponents have claimed the previous three encounters, together with twice down beneath.
Smith admitted that India is “a difficult place to win a Test match, let alone a series.”
“If we are able to topple that mountain, that would be huge. I think if we can win in India, that would be bigger than an Ashes series,” he mentioned forward of the primary Take a look at in Nagpur.
The guests are reeling from a spate of accidents — together with to key pace-bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood — whereas the hosts are at close to full energy.
(With AFP Inputs)
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