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Afterwards Ian HealyControversial statement of Indian spinner regarding upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy Ravichandran Ashwin has said that the series needed “this spark”. Healy said that if India offered ‘proper pitches’ that had consistent spin, without the ball “ridiculously bouncing and sliding down from day one”, the Australians would end up on the winning side. The former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman said that if an ‘unfair pitch’ is offered, India will play better than the visiting team in those conditions.
Commenting on the same Ashwin, Youtube channel Said: “Anyway, Ian Healy, an Australian broadcaster and former player, has given some gems ahead of the BGT (Border Gavaskar Trophy). He has given some statements that say ‘India will make sure Australians feel uncomfortable in India’ I don’t believe they will give us wickets that look even remotely close to what we actually get during the game.’ So he has said that Australia’s approach is the right one. The support staff may have given their opinion, but Ian Healy’s quote set a spark with this take. This is the Border-Gavaskar Trophy guys. So we need that spark , isn’t it? (d) There will surely be laughter from the Australian camp. We saw Steve Smith and what Usman Khawaja Had to say even marnus labuschagne And Matt Renshaw Some controversial things have been said.”
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy – the Test series between India and Australia – is set to begin on February 9 with the first match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. Aware of the threat of spin against India, the visitors are preparing themselves in the best possible way to meet the challenge. The Australian team has been practicing on worn-out pitches – the surfaces they are expected to be presented with during the four-match Test series against India.
Meanwhile, the Australian batsman has been practicing against Ravichandran Ashwin’s “duplicate” Mahesh Pithia, having been sent to Bengaluru as a net bowler by the visiting team to negate the threat posed by India’s off-spinner.
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