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Sachin Tendulkar Warns Hosts Against Taking Australia Lightly
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Monday picked the Indian cricket team as hot favourites against the visiting Australian team but warned the hosts against taking them lightly."The last thing one would like to do is underestimate your opposition and Australia is a strong side. Yes, to play in Indian conditions it would be difficult and Australian players have also acknowledged that, which is a compliment to the Indian team, the way they are playing but you cannot take things for granted," Tendulkar said in an event in Mumbai.
India will play a four-Test series against Steve Smith's men starting from February 23 in Pune. Australia have been enduring mixed fortunes in Test cricket of late, losing to South Africa before beating Pakistan at home.
"I have no doubt that our team will prepare to their best of the ability and deliver when it matters. Australian are going to be tough to handle and that's how it has always been. But I think I am confident of Indian team," he added.
He also emphasised on the fact that people should spend more time in the gyms and less time on dining tables.
Earlier, Tendulkar had heaped a praise on Indian team's fielding and said that the team was now one of the best fielding sides in the world. Talking about the importance of fitness in sports in today's world and the advanced fitness regime that the cricketers follow now, the former batting superstar said the way the present Indian cricket team fields is a "joy to watch".
"I think we have possibly one of the best fielding sides in the world. It is a joy to watch all these guys fielding the way they do. Even when fielding they are extremely aggressive and attacking," he had said.
India vs Australia: Sachin Tendulkar Warns Hosts Against Taking Australia Lightly – NDTV Sports
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Monday picked the Indian cricket team as hot favourites against the visiting Australian team but warned the hosts against taking them lightly."The last thing one would like to do is underestimate your opposition and Australia is a strong side. Yes, to play in Indian conditions it would be difficult and Australian players have also acknowledged that, which is a compliment to the Indian team, the way they are playing but you cannot take things for granted," Tendulkar said in an event in Mumbai.
India will play a four-Test series against Steve Smith's men starting from February 23 in Pune. Australia have been enduring mixed fortunes in Test cricket of late, losing to South Africa before beating Pakistan at home.
"I have no doubt that our team will prepare to their best of the ability and deliver when it matters. Australian are going to be tough to handle and that's how it has always been. But I think I am confident of Indian team," he added.
He also emphasised on the fact that people should spend more time in the gyms and less time on dining tables.
Earlier, Tendulkar had heaped a praise on Indian team's fielding and said that the team was now one of the best fielding sides in the world. Talking about the importance of fitness in sports in today's world and the advanced fitness regime that the cricketers follow now, the former batting superstar said the way the present Indian cricket team fields is a "joy to watch".
"I think we have possibly one of the best fielding sides in the world. It is a joy to watch all these guys fielding the way they do. Even when fielding they are extremely aggressive and attacking," he had said.
India vs Australia: Sachin Tendulkar Warns Hosts Against Taking Australia Lightly – NDTV Sports
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Don’t go to India if you can’t play spin: Kevin Pietersen’s advice to Australia
“If you can’t play spin, don’t even go,” is what
Kevin Pietersen had to say to the Australian team that will be travelling to India later in February. Australia will tour India for a four match Test series starting February 23.
“When you get there (India) you’ve got to practice it, and you can actually practice it here – I can do spinning drills in Australia, I did them … on a South African wicket to make sure that my feet were going and picking length,” Kevin Pietersen told cricket.com.au, “You can, you don’t need to be on a spinning wicket to play spin properly or practice spin, you can be on any type of wicket.”
Kevin Pietersen was instrumental for England’s series victory against India in 2012. In the four match Test series that England won 2-1, Pietersen scored 338 runs at an average of 48.29, It included a knock of 186 in the second Test after England had lost the first. The innings proved pivotal and it was the second Test from where England started stamping their authority. They are the only team to have mounted a successful Test challenge in India since 2004.
Australia have had a sketchy record in Test matches while touring South Asia since 2004. They have just three victories from 20 Tests played (two of those in Bangladesh more than a decade ago) and only two batters in the current squad with a Test average above 40 in Asian conditions.
In the recent series at Sri Lanka, Australia were hammered 3-0 by Sri Lanka. So poor was their batting performance only captain Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh managed to score more than sixty runs in an innings in the entire series.
Don’t go to India if you can’t play spin: Kevin Pietersen’s advice to Australia | The Indian Express
“If you can’t play spin, don’t even go,” is what
Kevin Pietersen had to say to the Australian team that will be travelling to India later in February. Australia will tour India for a four match Test series starting February 23.
“When you get there (India) you’ve got to practice it, and you can actually practice it here – I can do spinning drills in Australia, I did them … on a South African wicket to make sure that my feet were going and picking length,” Kevin Pietersen told cricket.com.au, “You can, you don’t need to be on a spinning wicket to play spin properly or practice spin, you can be on any type of wicket.”
Kevin Pietersen was instrumental for England’s series victory against India in 2012. In the four match Test series that England won 2-1, Pietersen scored 338 runs at an average of 48.29, It included a knock of 186 in the second Test after England had lost the first. The innings proved pivotal and it was the second Test from where England started stamping their authority. They are the only team to have mounted a successful Test challenge in India since 2004.
Australia have had a sketchy record in Test matches while touring South Asia since 2004. They have just three victories from 20 Tests played (two of those in Bangladesh more than a decade ago) and only two batters in the current squad with a Test average above 40 in Asian conditions.
In the recent series at Sri Lanka, Australia were hammered 3-0 by Sri Lanka. So poor was their batting performance only captain Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh managed to score more than sixty runs in an innings in the entire series.
Don’t go to India if you can’t play spin: Kevin Pietersen’s advice to Australia | The Indian Express
