The Indian cricket team would be willing to dictate terms against Australia in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC 2021-23) final on June 7 at The Oval. Sachin Tendulkar he believes that the conditions at The Oval could help the spinners. Sachin Tendulkar I was pretty optimistic that the spinners would get in on the action and the surface would be competitive as well.
India’s batting lineup will have a tough task as facing Starc & Cummins will not be easy by any means and given the way Rohit Sharma fared in IPL 2023, he would certainly be targeted by the Aussies.
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Australia, on the other hand, would rely on stylish left-handed batsman Usman Khawaja to provide stability for the innings. It won’t be wrong to say that the Aussies are the light favourites, as they have a fast bowling all-rounder present in the side in the form of Cameron Green and he may be the surprise package for the Indians.
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The Oval is going to be a good place for India- Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar said that the nature of the Oval pitch helps spinners. Sachin Tendulkar pointed out that maybe the surface is not a spin track, but a bit of speed off the course and also the general conditions can change things and can be a good place for spinners.
“The Indian team will be happy to play at the Oval. The nature of the oval court is such that it helps spinners as the match progresses. So, the spinners will come into play a little bit.” Said Sachin Tendulkar
“It doesn’t have to always be a spin track, as sometimes spinners are very reliant on rebound, sometimes that little lift they get off the field, also general conditions and very dependent on the bright side of the ball. ,” he claimed.
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“If they’re able to get that deflection, they can have the ball talk in the air without the pitch coming into play. So Oval is going to be a good place for India.” added.
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India had an excellent start at The Oval- Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar said good memories stay with players, giving the example of a 2021 win against England by 157 runs at the Oval. However, Sachin Tendulkar warned the Indian team that the Australians would come well prepared.
“100 percent. As long as you have those memories, they will stay with you. The Indian team would not have forgotten that the last time they played there (the Oval), they put in a superb performance. They won the game and, like I said, the good memories are They stay with you for a long time.”
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“Bruises take a while to heal. But Australia is a beautiful team as they have a balanced team. There are guys who have been around a long time and also some young faces.”
“It’s a good mix of youth and experience. Australia have always been competitive and whether they have a full squad or not, once they cross the rope they will be very competitive.”
Playing county cricket can be of great value: Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary right-handed batsman, claimed that scoring runs in county cricket can benefit the batsman and said there is no better practice than playing practice matches.
“Of course, playing county cricket can be of great value. Both Pujara and Labuschagne had considerable involvement in county cricket recently. Smith not as much as the other two, but any match practice you can get is very helpful because the conditions are different.” Sachin Tendulkar said.
“Our guys have played T20 and now they’ve gone to England, as have some players from Australia who were playing T20 here, but I think playing practice matches… there’s no better practice than that.” added.
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