An epic battle is hopefully on the cards at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera today as bitter rivals India and Australia – also the world's top two one-day teams – play off for the semi-final spot in the 2011 World Cup.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, however, lost the all-important toss in the do-or-die quarter-final but made his intention clear that spin would be his ace weapon when he opened the bowling with Southie off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
Fans also breathed a sigh of relief when it was announced a while before play that opener Virendra Sehwag was fit to be in the squad. He is coming off a bad knee which kept him on the benches in the last Group B league match against the Windies.
There were no surprises either when India dropped out-of-form Yusuf Pathan for this match and included southpaw Suresh Raina instead. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was retained.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, however, lost the all-important toss in the do-or-die quarter-final but made his intention clear that spin would be his ace weapon when he opened the bowling with Southie off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
Fans also breathed a sigh of relief when it was announced a while before play that opener Virendra Sehwag was fit to be in the squad. He is coming off a bad knee which kept him on the benches in the last Group B league match against the Windies.
There were no surprises either when India dropped out-of-form Yusuf Pathan for this match and included southpaw Suresh Raina instead. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was retained.
