Sunil Gavaskar on IND vs AUS: The World Cup 2023 is starting from 5 October. While the final match of this tournament will be played on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. At the same time, the Indian team will start its campaign with a match against Australia. The teams of India and Australia will be face to face on 8 October. The India-Australia match will be played in Chennai. However, former Indian player Sunil Gavaskar has given a big statement on the India-Australia match. Also, he told whether playing the first match against Australia will benefit or harm Team India?
What did Sunil Gavaskar say when Team India played its first match against Australia?
Sunil Gavaskar said that it is a good thing for Team India to play against a strong team like Australia in the league stage. Team India led by Rohit Sharma will get the benefit. He said that if you had to play Australia in the last match, it would have been challenging, not easy at all. I believe it is always beneficial to play against good teams first. Also, he said that if you play against a weaker team later, you will know where you need to work on yourself and how big a score you need. The Indian team will start its campaign against Australia, it is a good thing.
What is the benefit of playing the first match against Australia?
Sunil Gavaskar remembered the World Cup 1983. Along with this, he told how he got the benefit of playing the first match against the West Indies. Sunil Gavaskar says that he opened his innings against West Indies, the defending champions of the previous World Cup, in a rain-curtailed game. At that time the West Indies were the champion team, but we defeated the Caribbean team. However, this match was played for 2 days due to rain. Actually, the match could not be completed due to rain on the first day. After which the match was played on the second day. The Indian team defeated the West Indies on the second day.
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