India Versus Australia T20 Sydney Match - Can India Win?

India Versus Australia T20 Sydney Match - Can India Win?

History Of The Famous Ground In Australia Where The First T20 Is Scheduled To Take Place – Sydney:

Though, there are no recent T20s held in Sydney and there is also no past history of T20’s for Sydney, we can just take for example, the Sydney Test itself. The news from the centre was India had won the toss and they elected to bat first. But, India was bowled out for 191 and Australia too, didn’t have  a good start. They lost their first three batsmen quickly and were at one stage, 37/3. And then came the rescue act by Clarke and Ponting. These two, added 288 runs for the fourth wicket and Clarke too, notched up a brilliant triple century. Then came Hussey, to contribute to Australia’s scorecard. He too scored a brilliant 150 and Australia declared at 659/4 with a lead of 468, which was enough to finish off India. And the same thing happened. India was bowled out for 400 with Gambhir top scoring for India with 83. So, Australia won by an innings and 68 runs. Although this is Test Cricket and the upcoming series is the shortest version of the game (T20), I gave you these things to tell that the last International match in Sydney had the losing side India.

The Indians Should Have A Go At Australia:

The Australian team lacks the big-hitters such as Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden but has got good youngsters such as David Warner, Shaun Marsh etc. Though Australia have won the Border Gavaskar Cricket Test series 4-0, they are not known for their T20 action recently. But I don’t mean to say that the full chance goes to the Indians. I can say that the maximum chance is for India as they have got youngsters as well as big-hitters like, the real danger man Virender Sehwag (Not an youngster), Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Sachin Tendulkar (not an youngster) and the skipper himself (M.S. Dhoni). The Australian bowling too doesn’t have much of a depth. There is no Johnson and Pattinson in the team and so India should make full use of their chances in the T20 series and they must make their Australian tour worth it by capturing the Tri-series as well as the T20 series. But one danger for India is that, Brett Lee is back in the Australian team.

Suresh Raina Confident About The T20 Series:

And Suresh Raina seems to be very much confident about the pitch and the team. He said that there won’t be any worries about the recent defeats against Australia and the Indian Team would start its tour freshly. That seems to be a good sign. He also warned to Bailey’s men that the Indian Team is much different in Test cricket compared to T20s. If the Indian Team as a whole can stay positive, as Suresh Raina said and also give chance to the youngsters, then India is a team that can’t be beaten so easily. He also says that the youngsters in the Indian Team won’t be affected by the Test defeat to Australia and they will stay afresh. So let’s hope India does well.

Suresh Raina with the Man Of The Match Trophy

Youngsters In The Indian Team Will Get A Lot Of Practice For The World Cup In 2015:

The present youngsters in the Indian Team like Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and the other youngsters will get a good practice by playing in Australia for one and half months as the next World Cup in 2015 is scheduled to take place in Australia and Newzealand. The Indians, however, will get a good practice  against New Zealand also, as the Kiwis will be the visitors by coming August. Team India should do a lot of hard work to win the present series as the Australian ODI Team and the Srilankan ODI Team is not an easy one to beat. In ODI’s, as far as the pitch is concerned, The Australians have got a good chance to win this Tri-series. But not only the pitch is a factor, but the playing eleven also comes into account. In terms of playing eleven, all the three teams can put up a good fight as all are World Champions at one time or the other and they have also got some good players in their side. But mainly, the Indian youngsters should try to make the most of it for they can’t get a better practice to the World Cup rather than this one. But the advantage to the Indian Team is that, currently the World Champions.

Comments On MS Dhoni’s Captaincy:

As a lot of former cricketers are making comments about MS Dhoni’s captaincy, I too want to do just the same. A lot of Indian cricketers just see the statistics and start to criticize Dhoni based on that. What can Dhoni do as a captain if the whole of the batting unit fails in every match? We all know that a captain is only as good as his team. He is a true champion and he is also a master of his game. He and Yuvi (Yuvraj) have won lot of matches for India in the past and I hope they repeat it in the future. It’s bad to criticize the captain alone for the team losing. A captain alone can’t do much of it if the whole of the team fails to put runs on the board and thereby not giving the bowlers a cushion of runs to defend. I don’t come to the point that Dhoni has done a great job as a captain and as well as a batsmen. I know that Dhoni has not established himself as an overseas batsman but at the same point I can’t understand why the former cricketers are criticizing him for his keeping skills. What wrong did they find about his keeping skills? “Did he drop any catch? Or any misfields? Just if you don’t like a player and for the sake of criticizing him, you can’t speak ill about his good qualities. A captain can have a good series as well as a bad series. That’s all part and parcel of the game. So stop criticizing him, please.

Coach Duncan Fletcher Needs To Do Something Different:

The Indian Coach Duncan Fletcher needs to do something different as Gary (Kristen) did when he was the coach for India. But as I said, he must be given ample time to work on the basics, to know the individual strength and weaknesses and to guide them in a correct way. So, in this situation you can’t complain about Fletcher. Every coach needs a particular span of time to prove themselves. It only varies from coach to coach. So, better luck Fletcher!

Imran Khan Should Have Kept Quiet:

Last but not the least, Imran Khan should have kept quiet on the topic of Sachin retiring from international cricket after the World Cup itself. A person’s retirement doesn’t lie in Imran Khan’s hands but it is the player who should decide about his retirement. 

My Prediction:

 And coming back to the T20 series, my prediction is that India will triumph 2-0 in the series and bring the Cup home. GOOD LUCK TEAM INDIA!!! HAVE A NICE TIME!