India vs Australia: Suryakumar & Co. start T20 collection days after World Cup remaining defeat

The reminiscences of the World Cup remaining between India and Australia are nonetheless vivid, and for the Indian fan, the wound from the loss has barely begun to heal. It was a spectacular marketing campaign for the hosts that solely faltered on the remaining hurdle towards the mighty Aussies. On Thursday, the identical two groups will meet right here on the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium to kick off a five-match T20 worldwide collection. 

Unsurprisingly, India has opted for a brand new lineup, giving most of its World Cup squad a much-needed relaxation after a gruelling two-and-a-half months beginning with the Asia Cup in September. Only three gamers, Suryakumar Yadav – who will lead the workforce – Ishan Kishan, and Prasidh Krishna, proceed from the one-day squad. 

Though cricket’s marquee occasion simply ended, the subsequent huge occasion, the ICC T20 World Cup, is simply seven months away. With India set to play simply 11 worldwide T20 matches from now until June subsequent yr, aside from the Indian Premier League, the preparations for the event within the West Indies and the U.S. will start in earnest right here on Thursday.

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Since profitable the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, India has had a poor run within the event, reaching the summit conflict solely as soon as, in 2014, the place it misplaced to Sri Lanka. In final yr’s occasion in Australia, England blew India away by ten wickets within the semifinals. 

The squad for this collection consists of many children, a lot of whom have proven promise within the IPL and have been a part of the profitable sides that travelled to Ireland and the Asian Games. But the subsequent ten days can be their first actual likelihood to check their abilities towards a top-quality worldwide aspect and stake a declare for a extra constant run with the nationwide aspect. It can be attention-grabbing to see if Ishan Kishan dons the large glove or if Jitesh Sharma, who practised his preserving abilities on Wednesday, is the custodian behind the stumps. The collection additionally gives an opportunity for all-rounder Axar Patel to get again into the groove after lacking the World Cup as a consequence of a quadricep pressure.

On the opposite hand, Australia may have as many as seven gamers from the World Cup-winning squad for this collection, with wicket-keeper bat Matthew Wade main the aspect. With circumstances within the West Indies more likely to be much like India, the Men in Yellow will wish to make full use of the prospect to get a few of its younger gamers to acclimatise to spinning pitches. 

Though Travis Head, Steve Smith, and Glenn Maxwell are a part of the squad, skipper Wade insisted they gained’t be pressured into enjoying the primary match. Despite resting its frontline quicks, Australia has a robust bowling assault led by pacers Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis and Jason Behrendorff, with leg-spinners Adam Zampa and Tanveer Sangha to enhance them.

While the scheduling of this collection won’t be preferrred, coming simply 4 days after an thrilling World Cup remaining, Suryakumar Yadav’s males will look to beat Sunday’s loss and begin preparations for India’s subsequent huge goal.