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Former England captain Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain really feel India have an ‘benefit’ enjoying all their matches in Dubai.
India are enjoying all their ICC Champions Trophy matgches in Dubai (AP)
India’s spot within the semifinals of ICC Champions Trophy was confirmed following New Zealand’s victory over Bangladesh, the outcome additionally eliminating match hosts Pakistan from the occasion on Monday.
India received their first two matches in convincing trend, beating each Bangladesh and Pakistan by an identical margin of six wickets. New Zealand, who too have registered two victories in as many matches, additionally superior to the final 4 stage from Group A.
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Former England captain Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain really feel India have an ‘benefit’ enjoying all their matches on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium after the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to journey to the host nation Pakistan for the match.
“What concerning the benefit India have in enjoying in Dubai, solely in Dubai, which appears to me to be a tough to quantify benefit, however an simple benefit. They’re enjoying at only one venue. They don’t need to journey both between venues or, you already know, between nations, as plenty of different groups need to do,” Atherton requested on Sky Sports activities.
“Due to this fact, the choice, you already know, can focus in on the situations in Dubai, and clearly they’ll know the place they’re enjoying their semi last as and once they get by way of to that. That appears to me to be an simple benefit, however type of onerous to quantify. How large? How large a bonus?” Atherton requested Hussain.
“No, it is a bonus. So one of the best group have within the match have that benefit. I noticed a tweet the opposite day saying, Pakistan, house host nation, India, house benefit. And that type of sums it up. Actually, they’re in a single place. They’re in a single resort. There isn’t any journey. They’re in a single dressing room. They know the pitch. They’ve picked for that pitch. I believe choice, once they chosen, they have been very sensible. They most likely knew what Dubai was going to be like. They picked all their spinners. There was a little bit of debate even, however from India media saying, Why haven’t you gone for the additional? Looks as if, why all these spinners? Effectively, we’ve seen what, why, and in addition different sides,” Hussain mentioned.
“They’re not completed like I discussed, England, in the event that they do get by way of to a semi, they’ve received one spinner. Pakistan final evening had one frontline spinner, you could possibly argue, when the accidents got here, they need to have modified that, and I’ve made that argument. However all the opposite nights have to select and for various situations, Karachi, Lahore, alpindi, Dubai, after which they need to journey journey and alter to these situations. So it’s, it is a bonus. However what else may may occur? ICC as soon as India refused to come back right here to Pakistan. What else may occur? You possibly can’t have a match like this with out India, Pakistan. That’s not going to occur. So it needed to be in Dubai. They usually sit fortunately and comfortably. There, figuring out that they’re going to you already know, most likely play six video games there and in the event that they win all these they’ll they’ll win one other international board,” he added.
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