If you don’t prepare, prepare to fail
Gavaskar expressed that India has prepared well for the tournament. Even if they don’t win now, you can’t blame their preparation. Before the World Cup, India played bilateral series against Australia and South Africa, winning both series, after which the Indian team was almost three weeks ahead of his first Super 12 duel. and soon moved to Australia. The team made this decision to get used to the conditions. They also played two training games against Western Australia and then a training game against Australia on 17 October.
In a column published in Mid-Day Gavaskar writes that, If the Indian team fails to win this T20 World Cup, it will not be due to lack of preparation. Not only have they travelled to Australia almost three weeks before the tournament’s first match, but they’ve also had a practice match against a good team who need to prepare for the tournament.
In addition to their matches in Australia, they have played 6 T20 games at home, winning 4 of them, so he says ‘If you don’t prepare, prepare to fail’ is no longer the case for this Indian team. Not applicable.’
The legendary batter explained that while India had shown problems in multinational events, this time a mix of youth could help secure victory for the team, both at home and abroad. But at a multilateral event they stumbled. Previously, it was because they attended events. However, this time it has not been the case and with his admirable mix of youth and experience, there is optimism among Indian cricket fans that the trophy should come home.
India national team is full of energy even though they have many injuries.
India has no players like Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Deepak Chahar. The absence of all three will undoubtedly put pressure on India, but Gavaskar believes it will not completely dampen sentiment in the Indian camp. I did and it should be.”
“Yes, other teams have practice matches and that should benefit them, but there is a lot of commotion for this Indian team despite the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja.” he added.
India will face Pakistan in their World Cup opener on October 23, ahead of a big clash for India’s captain Rohit Sharma., said that different departments such as batting need to be worked on. The match will be played in Australia, but he believes India will have the advantage in this World Cup.
“T20 matches can turn over in terms of delivery, so the best teams can fade, so it’s hard to call a team a favorite. As the host nation is also the defending champion, familiarity with the conditions and pitch has the slight advantage of having the support of the home team and the crowd.
Indian team always gets a good support from fans and followers for anywhere in the world they play. This is international sport, one best play and wins against the other best. The pressure is unreplaceable. The pressure and more pressure of winning will be there.”
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