Ahmedabad: If India have to make it to the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) for the second time in a row, then their batsmen will have to perform well in the fourth and final Test match against Australia starting on Thursday. India are currently leading the series 2-1 and the equation is simple for them to make it to the WTC final. Rohit Sena will have to win this series 3-1 so that it does not depend on the result of Sri Lanka’s tour of New Zealand.
The spinners have had a say in the series so far as the wickets were designed to suit them. Motera, however, is likely to have favorable conditions for the batsmen as well. In such a situation, Virat Kohli and his fellow batsmen would not like to leave any stone unturned. The Indian team is expected to get immense support from the spectators at the Narendra Modi Stadium. One lakh spectators are expected on the first day of the match as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to watch a cricket match at the stadium named after him for the first time. However, the onus will be on the likes of Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara to keep the spirits up for the spectators, who will have to win matches on the 22-yard pitch. Kohli has scored 111 runs in the series so far while Pujara has scored 98 runs. Both of them will have to stay here and play. Captain Rohit (207) has scored the most runs in this series against Australia from India. After him comes the number of Akshar Patel (185).
This shows how difficult it has been for the batsmen to score runs in BGT 2023. Facing the likes of Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnmann on a batting-friendly pitch means India are unlikely to get the kind of wicket where the ball starts turning in the first five minutes if they bat first . Kohli and Pujara understand very well that they have not been able to play big innings against a good bowling attack for a long time. If favorable conditions are found here, he will be eager to play big innings. Will Team India get stuck in 11’s? Indore game should not be played in Ahmedabad alsoRicky Ponting gave masterplan, Team India can become world champion by making this change in batting order
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