India vs Australia: Spin specialist Peter Handscomb in reckoning for 1st Test, prone to change Cameron Green

India vs Australia: The World Test championship desk leaders are mulling bringing again Peter Handscomb instead of Cameron Green within the 1st Test match vs India.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 29, 2023 16:09 IST

Peter Handscomb is within the reckoning for the primary Test match vs India. (Courtesy: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Australia are set to journey India to play a four-match Test sequence. The tour goes to be essential so far as India are involved since a victory will outcome the staff to propel to the World Test Championship Final.

Australia, who began training at Sydney, making an attempt to emulate the Indian circumstances are mulling adjustments to their taking part in XI for the primary Test match.

Australia are mulling the choice of bringing again Peter Handscomb to bat within the middle-order for his skill to play spin, if Cameron Green doesn’t recuperate in time for his or her sequence opener in opposition to India from February 9.

Green is recovering from a fractured finger, and is unlikely to have the ability to bowl within the first Test match.

“He’s really important,” Australia head coach Andrew McDonald was quoted saying within the Sydney Morning Herald.

“It’s been well documented over a period of time that his play against spin is excellent, and we feel as though he’s returned probably to what he was producing two or three years ago.”

Visuals emerged from the Australian media of Australian gamers training in worn out pitches at Sydney. Handscomb was noticed doing drills within the nets to enhance his preserving skills.

“Lots of runs in Shield cricket on those slower surfaces as well. He’s able to keep as well, so it gives us every option for Josh (Inglis) not to be there and if anything were to happen to Alex Carey, there’s flexibility there, but also in close fielder as well, bat pad, highly valued when you tour the subcontinent,” McDonald mentioned.

“We see him as an important right-hand option. Got a lot of left-handers, so very important right-hand option for us. If there were to be any late changes, or Cameron Green doesn’t make that first Test, we feel we have some good options,” the coach additional added.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Jan 29, 2023