IND vs AUS / Aakash chopra says team india will need absolute road like pitches in odi

Zoom News : Mar 23, 2023, 06:03 PM
India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Australia defeated the Indian cricket team by 21 runs in the last ODI of the series played in Chennai on Wednesday. With this defeat, Team India lost the 3-match series 1-2. India has to play the ODI World Cup in its hosting this year. A former Indian player has given a big statement regarding this tournament.

Strong defeat in Chennai ODI, also lost the series

Playing under the leadership of opener Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team had to face defeat in the ODI series against Australia. In the third and decisive ODI played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the Indian team could not do anything special in front of the spin attack. Australia gave a target of 270 runs to the hosts in this match but Team India could manage only 248 runs. Meanwhile, former cricketer Akash Chopra has given a big statement.

Veteran gave a big statement regarding the pitch

Akash Chopra has said that if the Indian team has to succeed in the World Cup, then it can get success only on a flat track. According to Akash, Team India will get stuck on spinner or fast bowlers helpful wickets. Actually, spinner Adam Zampa took 4 wickets in Chennai ODI while Ashton Agar got 2 wickets. In this match, the team had trouble in front of the spinners, while in the second match, the fast bowlers wreaked havoc.

Team India can be successful only in the World Cup.

45-year-old Akash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, 'Indian team neither needs spin nor seam-helpful pitches in the World Cup, Team India can be successful only on flat tracks. There are many questions to find answers to. I believe we will need flat pitches like road in world cup because we neither need turning track nor seaming conditions. When the ball swung, we faced problems. Chasing the target of 180 runs, we lost 5 wickets. After this all out on 117. At the same time, when the ball turned, then we could not even achieve the target of 270.

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