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Rohit Sharma said, 4-5-like pitches are being used in Dubai.
Team India captain Rohit Sharma said that Dubai is not his homeground. Here in all three matches, the pitch behaved differently. Therefore, they too do not have any kind of advantage here. On the other hand, Australia captain Steve Smith said, it is a big challenge for us to play spinners.
The Champions Trophy semi -final against Australia will be played in Dubai on 4 March. Prior to the match, Rohit said that the semi -final pressure is on both teams, but they are ready to compete with Australia.
Dubai is not our homeground Rohit said in the press conference before the match, ‘We do not even know what is going to happen on these pitches. Which pitch will be found in the semi -finals, but whatever, we have to mold accordingly. Dubai is not even our homeground. We also do not play a lot of matches here, Dubai is also new to us.
Rohit Sharma could not put a single fifty in this Champions Trophy.
Rohit said on fight from Australia
Australia has been a challenging team for many years, so we hope to get a fight from them. We have started talking about the semi -finals, both teams are going to be pressure. Australia is a strong team, we just have to keep doing what we have done in the last 3 matches. We understand Australia’s game, so we are planning to play according to them.
The pitch behaved separately every time Rohit further said, ‘The pitch was slow in the three matches we played, but each time the behavior remained separate. Fast bowlers were swinging against New Zealand. When our pacers bowled in the first 2 matches, they did not get that much swing. It is a little cold in the evening, then a light swing started getting.
We do not even know which pitch will behave. All looks the same, but when they get down on them, their behavior is separated. The pitch is as challenging for us as for the rest of the teams. Batsmen and bowlers have to mold themselves according to the pitch.
Rohit Sharma said, Team India is ready to compete with Australia.
4 Spinners will think on feeding Rohit further said, ‘We also have to think about feeding 4 spinners. Whatever fit according to bowling, we will try it. We are thinking about the right bowling combination. Varun showed his ability against New Zealand. Now it is on the team management how to fit them in playing-11. When they are in peak form, the batters have trouble reading them. We are now thinking according to Australia, if Varun fits against him, he will definitely get a chance.
Playing spinners will be challenging- Smith Australia captain Steve Smith said before the match, ‘Not only Chakravarti, the rest of the team spinners will also prove to be challenging for us. We have planned to tackle the spin, let’s see how the plan works. The pressure of a big match remains.
Travis Head is playing well, he played open shots against Afghanistan. Hopefully their form will remain intact. India played all the matches in Dubai, so they know how the pitch will behave. The pitch is expected to remain slow.
Steve Smith (right) hopes that Travis Head (left) will once again perform against India.
Semi -finals on 4 March in Dubai The first semi -final of the Champions Trophy between India and Australia will be played in Dubai on 4 March. Both teams have been invincible in the tournament. India defeated Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand. Australia defeated England. While the team was washed away by the team against South Africa and Afghanistan.
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