Australia vs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750: Analysis of the Australian team before the ICC World Cup 2011 quarter-final
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 outplayed the Kangaroos in all the departments of the game. The next assignment for Ricky Ponting and his men is against
a strong Indian team in the second quarter-final of the ICC World Cup 2011 at Ahmedabad today.
This is a real challenge for the Aussies, as the Indian’s look to be at the peak of their game at the moment and are rated as the hot-favourites of the tournament by the majority of the cricket analysts around the world.
Although http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 and Matthew Hayden are not there anymore, but still the biggest strength of the Australian team is their top order. Shane Watson has come of age as a batsman since last 18 months and has truly developed into a true match winner for
his country. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 and Brad Haddin have been in splendid form in the ongoing mega event and they will love to make it big in the quarter-final against the home team.
The biggest concern for the Aussie management is the form of their captain Ricky Ponting, who has been off-color in the tournament so far. He will have to raise his game in the knock-out stage of the showpiece event if the Kangaroos have any realistic chance
of defending their title this time round. However, the Aussie batting line-up has been bolstered with the return of Michael Hussey.
Australia’s weakness is the lack of depth in their batting department and they are badly missing a genuine all-rounder who can make the best use of the depth overs. Steven http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 has been given this role, but he has not been able to make an impression in
international cricket so far.
Apart from this, the only other concern for Ponting is the spin department, although Jason Krejza bowled well against the Men in Green in their last match, but he has been generally ineffective in the tournament so far. Krejza does spin the ball viciously,
but he does struggle with his length quite often and that is why he provides scoring opportunities more often than any other world class spinner.
India also has some weaknesses that the Aussies can exploit in the quarter-final. The biggest weak point for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820 and company is their bowling department, which has the potential to leak runs at vital stages of a match, as it was exposed
against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the group games. The Australian batsmen will be looking to exploit this in order to help their team post a huge score on the board.
India’s batting line-up is surely one of the best in the business, but their late middle-order remains a concern for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. So if the Aussie bowlers can restrict
the Indian top order, they have a great chance of throwing the hosts out of the World Cup.
All in all, the encounter between Australia and India promises to be a thrilling one to watch for the cricket fans all around the world. Both teams will fight it out and try to move one step closer to the ultimate prize.
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