Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said that India has been incredible in the 2023 World Cup so far and they will be tough to beat for any team as well. However, he still suggested Australia to bat first if they win the toss against India in the knockouts. Gilchrist added how dangerous Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami have been under the lights and he also feels one way to neutralize that is to make them bowl first as well.
Speaking to Fox Cricket, Adam Gilchrist said: “I think firstly winning the toss and batting first, given how India have gone about their business. I don’t suggest that they have a weakness in chasing. They have the greatest-ever run-chase co-ordinator in Virat Kohli.”But the damage that the Indian bowling attack has been doing under lights, they have been lethal. Siraj, Shami, and Bumrah have been almost unplayable. It might be more conducive to bat against them in daylight.”
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Gilchrist further added: “India identified that they were a bit top-heavy with the spin talent, especially with the conditions over there. But if they wanted to be competitive overseas, they needed to develop a fast bowling program. The MRF pace academy with Dennis Lilee and now Glenn McGrath certainly helped.”
However, Adam Gilchrist also believes one of the main reasons why India looks stronger now than the other editions of the World Cup is because of the balance in their bowling attack as well. Alongside them, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav have also done well.
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“India have a well-balanced bowling lineup as the fast bowling talent is beautifully married with a couple of varieties of spin. Jadeja’s stats are amazing. Kuldeep Yadav is a variation that can often bamboozle any opposition. And then you have Ravi Ashwin sitting in the background hardly getting a go. They have always had a powerful batting line-up. But it’s the potency of the bowling that’s making them such a threat at the moment,” Adam Gilchrist concluded.
