Australia's mindless aggression backfired on a low and slow Kotla track.
K L Rahul might be asked to keep wickets to bolster the batting.
Former all-rounder Shane Watson advised Australia's batters to avoid using the cross-bat shots against India's spinners in the upcoming four-Test series.
Resurgent KKR face struggling RR, aim to break into top-4
K L Rahul came in for harsh criticism from former India medium pacer Venkatesh Prasad who claimed the opener's selection was based on "favouritism'.
Smith said he expects the Indian attack to pose a stiff challenge irrespective of the combination they go with.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja could do with a break, which will allow India to try out new players in the Caribbean.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against the West Indies?
'It was all about targeting one or two over but unfortunately every time we wanted to do that we lost a wicket'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the World Cup match against the Netherlands?
Indian Test captain Virat Kohli expressed his confidence in Ravichandran Ashwin's batting abilities and said that there is no reason why the Tamil Nadu tweaker can't be the all-rounder that the Indian team is looking for in longer version.
Sachin Tendulkar has backed Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion in India's five-Test series against England, saying the tricky left-arm wristspinner could prove quite a handful against Joe Root and his men.
Kohli has reached the UK along with Mohammad Siraj, and the team is training at Kent Cricket Ground ahead of the final.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the first Test against South Africa?
India haven't let the intensity down one bit ahead of their World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday.
Siraj was perhaps the only bright spot for India with the ball
Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel among others, will be the 'differentiator' in the three remaining Tests
There has been a debate on the team selection with some senior players such as Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal missing the world cup bus. Kapil, however, backed the selectors, led by Ajit Agarkar, for the picking the best Indian team for the World Cup.
'Me and Todd (Murphy) were in the MRF tour in Chennai probably six months ago and that left me in good stead to go well in these games.'
'I am sure I will smile and enjoy it, and will try to get the best out of myself'
We need to make sensible choices that are in the long-term interest of Indian cricket -- and the game itself, suggests Indrajit Gupta.
Lyon breached Pujara's defence and was happy to be a party-spoiler in India No 3's 100th game.
Maxwell relishes 'freedom to express' with match-winning 77 for RCB against RR
Osaka never looked comfortable on her least favourite surface as she struggled to control her powerful game.
'...according to me Australia should have gone to India earlier. The preparation was not up to the mark at all. If you couldn't go to India, you should have gone to the UAE at least to prepare for a tour like this.'
West Indian Shimron Hetmyer smashed an unbeaten 26-ball 56 proved to power Rajasthan Royals to victory against Gujarat Titans.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, on Friday, said that he should not be made a villain for bowling one of the two no-balls which proved to be a crucial factor in India's World Twenty20 semi-final loss to the West Indies.
The Australia team has come in for criticism from former players over various issues including their approach and selection.
Harbhajan has expressed his massive displeasure with the "lack of respect" for the Saurashtra man and the fact that the yardstick to judge performances hasn't been same for every senior player.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI in the third Test against Australia?
Sri Lanka are no pushovers but they have faltered more often than not in this World Cup after an superlative show in the qualification round.
Several batsmen played reckless sweep shots only to fall lbw or be bowled by the Indian spinners.
The sub-narratives in the main story will be equally intriguing in the next 13 days.
JP Duminy says Australia could trump the hosts 2-1 in the much anticipated Test series
Within the last year or so, Kuldeep Yadav has managed to change his status to become India's No 1 spinner for the World Cup.
Ahead of the second test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, Australian skipper Pat Cummins admitted that it has been a bit of an adjustment and the spinners were struggling.
'There's going to be a lot of logistics involved given the IPL final is only a week before the WTC final'
Indian cricket team's batting coach Sanjay Bangar praised Ravichandran Ashwin for "brilliantly" fitting in the role of a No 6 batsman in the current Test squad stating that the Tamil Nadu all-rounder has now given more option to management in terms of combination. After a century in the first Test, Ashwin against bailed India out of trouble with an unbeaten 75 after a top-order collapse that saw India reeling at 126 for five on the first day of the third Test.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI in the fourth and final Test against Australia?
'When you don't score runs in India, obviously you will get flak. KL Rahul hasn't been the only one'
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