Champion Trophy: Favorites in India in front of semi-finals in Australia because of Dubai Advantage and rival passenger chaos | Current news
When you have a team as deep and talented as India, you probably do not need help to win the trophy – but the side of Rohit Sharma must have had it.
Political tensions between the nation and the neighboring Pakistan mean that India plays all its trophy games of the Dubai champion.
While their opponents – Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand have so far, Australia in the semifinals on Tuesday, then potentially New Zealand or South Africa in Sunday’s final – they had to travel here and there, India managed to demolish UAE.
No flights, no hotel transfer, no need to adjust or select a determinant for contrasting spaces.
Rohit and Co managed to draw solely for Dubai and earned three convincing wins on the ground, but the skipper rejected the notion to have an unjust advantage.
“It’s not like we know what’s going to happen on these games,” he said in front of the semifinals in Australia, to live on Cricket Sky Sports from 8.30 on Tuesday (9:00 the first ball).
“We do not know which pitch will be used, but whatever it is, we will have to adapt. It’s not our home either – this is Dubai. We don’t play so many matches here.
“Three matches we played, the nature of the surface was the same, but the tone acted differently.
“New Zealand got a rocking and stitch ball, which we didn’t see in the previous two matches when our bowlers were bowing first.”
“You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that India has an advantage”
South African Rassie van der Dussen – whose side plays New Zealand on Wednesday in the second semi -final in Lahore – He believes that the schedule is very favored by India by saying, “If you can stay in one place, stay in one hotel, practice in the same content, play in the same stadium, at the same games every time, this is definitely an advantage.
“I don’t think you have to be a rocket scientist to know that.”
South Africa must have pierced the air miles.
Soon On Saturday he extinguished the awful England of seven Hickeke in Karachi to end up headed by Group BProteas flew to Dubai to prepare for the conditions only in case they came against India on Tuesday in the first semi -finals.
However, the victory of India over Novi Zealand on Sunday, who wrapped the first place in Group A, ensured that South Africa would play on Wednesday in the second last match against New Zealand in Lahore, so the people of Tembum had to travel to Pakistan.
Australia was also in Limb in front of India against New Zealand, after doing the same as South Africa and traveled to Dubai, but they were spared the return and now strive to upset India for the second global event for 50 50.
Travis ‘headache’ again for India?
They won in the World Cup final 2023. In Ahmedabad Infiling the first defeat to host Nation India after Rohit’s side won her first 10 matches in the event.
Travis Head was an Australian hero with a baton – After Pat Cummins Masterclass marched his bowlers – Since the left opener scored 137 of 120 balls, while his side reached a target of 241 with seven accessories.
The head was an Indian hostile hostile, and also made 163 while the baggy desires beat their rivals in the World Cup finals in the 2023 World Test Championship.
Said former Indian Wickeket guard Dinesh Karthik Sky Sports: “The quality of the Indian cricket was probably the best in the tournament. They played a solid cricket and if I could continue it, I see no reason I can’t win.
“But [former India player and coach] Ravi Shastra nicknamed him ‘headache’ because it was for India in almost every big game.
“The pace at which he played, the speed he achieved, was interfering with India and relieved the pressure on other Australian blows.”
Hussain: Australia will not fight him against India
Australia has entered the Cummins champion trophy (ankle), Josh Hazlewood (Hip), Mitchell Starc (personal reasons), Mitchell Marsh (back) and Marcus Stoinis (retired), while opening a dough and a part -time Spinner Matthew Short – who has achieved half a century in the victory.
Sky Sports Cricket’s Nasser Hussain said, “Australia will not flash him. They are missing players, but their record at ICC events is amazing.
“Everyone in that locker room grew up looking at the side of Steve Waugh, Ricky Pontinting, Cummins’ side and realized that they were born to win these things.
“They are not here to make up for the numbers and believe that they can overcome the very strong Indian side.”
Very strong side of India with so much in their favor.
Watch India against Australia in the first semi -final of the champion trophy, from Dubai, live Cricket Sky Sports and Sky Sports Main event from 8.30 on Tuesday (9:00 the first ball).
