Referring to the important role of spinners on the dry pitch here, Australia captain Steve Smith said that his team’s fate in the Champions Trophy semi -finals on Tuesday will depend on how he faces Indian spinners.
The Indian team on Sunday won the New Zealand’s strong batting unit for 205 runs by 44 runs in their final match of Group A.
Smith said on Monday on the eve of the final-four match against India, “I think not only (Varun) Chakraborty, but the rest of his spinners are also amazing.” So I think the result of the match for us probably depends on how we face their spinners. This is going to be quite challenging. ”
He said, “I think the ball will get some turn and we have to face it.” We will see how the spinners face. We have some options. ”Smith also hoped that the opener Travis Head, who performed well against India in knockout matches, would once again show stamina.
He said, “Whenever you play a big match, there is pressure. But Travis has done well in several matches in the past. You know that he was in great rhythm in the last match against Afghanistan. ”
He said, “I am sure he would like to come here and play in the same way that he has been playing with aggression for a long time.” Hopefully he will perform well in power play. ‘
Smith hoped that his team in Dubai would be reconciled with the circumstances here to compete with India from the practice session. India is playing all its matches in Dubai.
He said, “India has played all its matches here. So they have better information about the pitch. I do not know whether it is beneficial or not. Obviously the pitch is completely dry. We have an idea of this pitch. ”
The Australian team took a match against Afghanistan to Dubai soon after the rain was rained. The schedule of his semi -final match was decided after India and New Zealand match.
Smith said that the team benefited from this. He said, “Yes, reaching here first gave an opportunity to practice and it proved to be an ideal situation for us. I think, if we stayed for the result of last night, we would not have got a chance to practice today. ”
