The mind games have begun, talks about serving sweet chin music have started taking shape and Australia have made it clear that they won’t be holding back on banter as well.
India are preparing themselves for the short stuff with some throwdowns off tennis balls and they do have a hint of what they would be up against when they face a fiery Australian pace attack.
Meanwhile former England captain, Michael Vaughan, felt both teams had a fifty-fifty chance and one couldn’t rule out the ‘MS Dhoni factor’. “There is something about MS Dhoni and World Cups,” Vaughan said.
“MS Dhoni knows how to win World Cups and that goes quite a long way, Vaughan said. “What he did after the tri-series is remarkable. I really do think it is a 50-50 caller. India have got the power and finesse.”
“India would fancy themselves playing at the SCG,” Vaughan added. “It will take some spin. Ashwin is getting the ball to shape through the air, which is very important to his style of bowling.
“They are looking at what Tahir did in the quarter-finals and it will come down to certain players winning their opening battles, from Warner and Finch to Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma winning the opening battle against Mitchell Starc. Come Thursday, it will be about which of the teams plays better.”
By: BCCI
