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The previous time that Australia and India clashed in a T20 game in Mohali, the format was not as evolved as it is now six years later. Back then, in the World T20, India won the semifinal through a thrilling chase that was headlined by the running between the wickets of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, in what was a measured and calculated batting display. It was a strategy dictated by the longer boundaries square of the wicket.
In the age of the T20 World Cup, that style has fewer and fewer takers. It is a style of gameplay that Rohit Sharma and Co. are trying to actively break away from, with the protagonist from then Virat Kohli being the centerpiece for the strike-rate debate.
Having recently struck form with a hundred against Afghanistan, Kohli has recused himself of some scrutiny which has now in turn turned towards KL Rahul, India's chosen opener ahead of Kohli. Rahul has come out stating that he's been working on upping his strike-rate a day ahead of the series opener against Australia.
Aaron Finch's men aren't exempted from that debate either, with eyes training on Steven Smith's impact in the format with his style of play. While Finch has backed him to come good, the series will act as an audition in ways as Australia get in without some of their mainstays like Mitchell Marsh, David Warner and Marcus Stoinis. The opportunity for Tim David, as a result, throws up more possibilities as they look to finalise their best eleven with a month to go for the start of the tournament.
India, with a fairly settled eleven, welcomes back Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel - who had missed the Asia Cup - and thus will be at near full-strength. Whether they experiment with giving the likes of Deepak Chahar, a World Cup standby, some game time will be a question for the think-tank even as the Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik question continues to hover around. And they will be hoping to answer those questions in the couple of series left before the World Cup.
When: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 19:00 IST
Where: PCA Stadium, Mohali
What to expect: The longer square boundaries and the possibility of dew will be factors taken into consideration at Mohali.
India
Tactic talk: The presence of a left-hander in the middle order is something that India have been very keen on. It proved to be a decisive factor for Pant jumping the queue ahead of Karthik when Jadeja was injured. But with the availability of Axar Patel, does the equation change once again? Will India have as much faith in Patel's batting abilities as they had in Jadeja's? And without too many left-handers in Australia, can Yuzvendra Chahal get ahead of R Ashwin?
Probable XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant/Dinesh Karthik, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin/Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia
Tactic talk: The strike-rate question could throw up the possibilities of a tinkered batting order if needed. They too like India could consider breaking the glut of right-handers in the middle order by punting on the likes of Ashton Agar.
Probable XI: Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
What they said
No one is perfect. No one in the dressing room is perfect. Everyone's working towards something, everyone has a certain role to do. Obviously, strike-rates are taken on an overall basis. You'll never see when that batsman has played at a certain strike-rate, whether it was important for him to play at a 200-strike rate, or whether the team could have still won playing at a 100-120 strike rate - KL Rahul
We know the quality that Steve's got. He's one of the best players that has ever played the game over all formats of the game. So we know the skill that he's got and the game sense and the tactical nous that he's got. So we're really confident that regardless of what role he has to play within the structure of the squad, that he can do that very, very well - Aaron Finch
Squads:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda, Umesh Yadav
Australia Squad: Aaron Finch(c), Matthew Wade(w), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Josh Inglis, Nathan Ellis
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The previous time that Australia and India clashed in a T20 game in Mohali, the format was not as evolved as it is now six years later. Back then, in the World T20, India won the semifinal through a thrilling chase that was headlined by the running between the wickets of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, in what was a measured and calculated batting display. It was a strategy dictated by the longer boundaries square of the wicket.
In the age of the T20 World Cup, that style has fewer and fewer takers. It is a style of gameplay that Rohit Sharma and Co. are trying to actively break away from, with the protagonist from then Virat Kohli being the centerpiece for the strike-rate debate.
Having recently struck form with a hundred against Afghanistan, Kohli has recused himself of some scrutiny which has now in turn turned towards KL Rahul, India's chosen opener ahead of Kohli. Rahul has come out stating that he's been working on upping his strike-rate a day ahead of the series opener against Australia.
Aaron Finch's men aren't exempted from that debate either, with eyes training on Steven Smith's impact in the format with his style of play. While Finch has backed him to come good, the series will act as an audition in ways as Australia get in without some of their mainstays like Mitchell Marsh, David Warner and Marcus Stoinis. The opportunity for Tim David, as a result, throws up more possibilities as they look to finalise their best eleven with a month to go for the start of the tournament.
India, with a fairly settled eleven, welcomes back Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel - who had missed the Asia Cup - and thus will be at near full-strength. Whether they experiment with giving the likes of Deepak Chahar, a World Cup standby, some game time will be a question for the think-tank even as the Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik question continues to hover around. And they will be hoping to answer those questions in the couple of series left before the World Cup.
When: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 19:00 IST
Where: PCA Stadium, Mohali
What to expect: The longer square boundaries and the possibility of dew will be factors taken into consideration at Mohali.
India
Tactic talk: The presence of a left-hander in the middle order is something that India have been very keen on. It proved to be a decisive factor for Pant jumping the queue ahead of Karthik when Jadeja was injured. But with the availability of Axar Patel, does the equation change once again? Will India have as much faith in Patel's batting abilities as they had in Jadeja's? And without too many left-handers in Australia, can Yuzvendra Chahal get ahead of R Ashwin?
Probable XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant/Dinesh Karthik, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin/Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia
Tactic talk: The strike-rate question could throw up the possibilities of a tinkered batting order if needed. They too like India could consider breaking the glut of right-handers in the middle order by punting on the likes of Ashton Agar.
Probable XI: Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
What they said
No one is perfect. No one in the dressing room is perfect. Everyone's working towards something, everyone has a certain role to do. Obviously, strike-rates are taken on an overall basis. You'll never see when that batsman has played at a certain strike-rate, whether it was important for him to play at a 200-strike rate, or whether the team could have still won playing at a 100-120 strike rate - KL Rahul
We know the quality that Steve's got. He's one of the best players that has ever played the game over all formats of the game. So we know the skill that he's got and the game sense and the tactical nous that he's got. So we're really confident that regardless of what role he has to play within the structure of the squad, that he can do that very, very well - Aaron Finch
Squads:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda, Umesh Yadav
Australia Squad: Aaron Finch(c), Matthew Wade(w), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Josh Inglis, Nathan Ellis
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