IND vs AUS: The Indian Squad Arrives In Mohali To Play Australia Ahead Of The T20 World Cup

Updated - 18 Sep 2022, 02:18 PM

India vs Australia
India vs Australia (Credits: Twitter)

Indian cricketers landed in Mohali for the first of three T20I matches against Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup.

The Indian players were seen at the airport three days before the game, reuniting to figure out the combinations that they needed to finalize before the main ICC competition of the year.

Among other India regulars arriving in Chandigarh were Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul. The top order will be aware that they must begin to perform as a unit as India prepares to compete in the T20 World Cup, which they have not won since the event’s debut edition in 2007. When the UAE hosted the event in 2021, India was eliminated in the group stage with two consecutive losses to Pakistan and New Zealand.

Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian athletes who were injured were also seen arriving at the venue. The prominent bowler Jasprit Bumrah arrived with Sanjana Ganesan in the evening of the same day including Harshal Patel, who returned after suffering from a side strain.

The Indian team did not have an ideal time in the Asia Cup:

The Indian team’s pace bowling unit did not perform well during the Asia Cup, and Rohit Sharma would like to think that the presence of India’s top T20 bowlers can fix those problems.

The team will compete against the world champions Australia, who have Tim David, a powerful hitter, in their anticipated lineup. It would be a significant series for the Australian squad as well because they have not been able to decide on their batting order and there are doubts about whether their UAE strategy would be successful in India.

Aaron Finch, who recently gave up the ODI captaincy to concentrate just on the shortest format of the international game, will serve as Australia’s captain.

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