Brave India?
The India captain also feels that the pitches in Dubai have been challenging for batters, while the bowlers have also had to adjust
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India, meanwhile, have not had to move anywhere. They will play their fourth match in Dubai in two weeks on Tuesday - a semi-final against Australia. But though their travel is light, and they have had the benefit of three matches here, they do not enjoy a significant advantage at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, according to India captain
Rohit Sharma.
"It's not like we know what's going to happen on these pitches," Rohit said ahead of India's semi-final clash against Australia. "We don't know which pitch will be used in the semi-final, but whatever it is, we will have to adapt and see how it goes. And it's not our home either - this is Dubai. We don't play so many matches here, it's new for us as well."
The three matches we have played, the nature of the surface was the same, but the pitch behaved differently in the three games," he said. "Against New Zealand, we saw when their pacers bowled, they got the ball to swing and seam, which we didn't see in the previous two matches when our bowlers were bowling first. And in the evening, it is a little cold, so there is a chance of the ball swinging.
"We also don't know how each wicket will play. They look the same, but when you play on the pitches, they behave differently. So the pitch does throw up different challenges and as a batter, we have to think if we can play certain shots or not, and bowlers also have to adjust."
