But wait... Aussies have other ideas...this pitch that has been rolled very well does and look very hard and the groundsmen says that it will be a belter of a match. Aussies will focus more on control and weakness of the Indian batsmen. We have been mentioning in our column that how left arm quicks have played an important role in this tournament and by the way Aussies have them in plenty - Johnson, Starc and Faulkner. The trio plus Hazlewood is enough to torment Indians and move to the finals.
Aussies will roar this match and sledging will be at its peak. They will target Virat Kohli to remove him early and unfortunately India needs Virat till the end and his emotions have to be in check.
Indian fast bowlers have performed exceedingly well and along with Ashwin have formed part of the indispensables so far in this series. Will this combination be under threat? Yes, to a large extent. With Warner, Finch, Smith, Clarke, Maxwell and Watto and along with it their aggression, it takes more than the bowling skill to keep Aussies in check.
Nothing should take away India's performance from a come-from-behind victories after their miserable show in Test Series and Tri-Series not so long ago.
So, this match could end up being more of a mind game than being physical alone.
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