March 28, 2024

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Australia vs India: Suresh Raina will bring his experience into play, feels former skipper

Australia vs India: Suresh Raina will bring his experience into play, feels former skipper

Suresh Raina

The forthcoming Australia tour will be a test of character for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men, seeing their recent woeful record oversees and thrashing they faced in the last tour Down Under.

Fast and bouncy pitches will recently create challenges for the Indian team, plus the in-form Aussie pace attack, led by speedster Mitchell Johnson, is certain to test them with short-pitched stuffs.

The series will test Suresh Raina, who does not have a great record against the short balls. Raina, additionally, is making a comeback into the Test side after a gap of more than two years.

Former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar, meanwhile, is hopeful that Raina will come up good in the Australian condition, if picked in the playing XI, seeing the international experience he has.

“Raina has been around for quite some time now and I believe he is a much matured and experienced cricketer now,” Vengsarkar said. “I think he will bring all his experience into play when he plays in Australia.”

“It is too early to comment on the playing eleven and combinations and it is up to the team management to play the best eleven on the day,” he added.

When the India team last toured Australia they were hammered 4-0 by Michael Clarke-led side, but Vengsarkar is hoping of a better show this time around.

“There are some good and talented youngsters in this Indian squad and they are in form,” Vengsarkar said. “They were exceptional against Sri Lanka in the ODI series in India.”

“India are a great side in the ODIs and T20 formats and obviously the Test matches in Australia are bound to be a tougher challenge,” he added.

“I am sure they will acclimatise to the conditions quickly because our players are good on hard wickets. They are used to playing on hard wickets and I have a strong feeling they will perform well.”

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Tarish Bhatt is a sports writer and manages the content of Drcricket7. Hailing from New Delhi, India, he loves writing about sports and absolutely loves Manchester United. When not writing & watching the Red Devils play, he is found either doing fitness or playing football.

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