5 days Ago By Karunesh
India after getting whitewashed by the Blackcaps earlier this month in a three-match test series is now all set to face Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy from November 22 in Perth. Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, has shared his surprise regarding India's choice not to participate in any warm-up matches before the series opener against Australia in Perth. The Indian management opted for a match simulation at the WACA to fine-tune preparations for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Previously, they were supposed to engage in an intra-squad game against the India A team, but this plan was discarded in favour of a match simulation. “I can’t get my head around a team like India only wanting to play an intra-squad game leading into a series against Australia in their backyard,” Vaughan told Fox Cricket. “I just can’t see how you get yourself in that competitive mindset of consequence by playing an intra-squad game.
Time will tell," he added. The ex-English skipper hinted that India missed an opportunity to acclimatize to the bounce at Perth by not scheduling a warm-up match at WACA before transitioning to Optus Stadium. “I’m surprised that this Indian side didn’t want at least one game of cricket, and the WACA’s the perfect venue because it’s a similar pitch to Optus (Stadium), so you get used to the bounce," he said.
“These players have a different kind of mindset to what we had, whereas we probably needed more games,” he continued. “They’re playing 12 months of the year and get straight into it, but it’ll be intriguing to see how both sets of players settle on that first day when they’re playing the longer form. The modern players may believe that they don’t need (tour matches).
They think they get enough cricket throughout the year and they can react and just adapt. I just like to see teams win and stick a marker down.” Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Cricket, Sports and around the world.
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