For starters, Dharamshala is a beautiful hill station in Himachal Pradesh. So, it is bound to be a relief for both the teams to be playing at a place where the weather is pleasant. They have been playing in venues where the temperatures are on the higher side. the series is locked at 1-1, and that is why Virat Kohli’s men Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane have a good session at Dharamshala ahead of the crucial tie amidst panoramic scenes. Ajinkya Rahane has not had a good tournament according to his standards, same is the case with Ravichandran Ashwin.
Snapped – Ash in action #TeamIndia #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/YhdNQ3PZSs
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Ashwin rolls his arm over! He needs to leave the series on a high because has not been as effective as he is always expected to be.
All set to begin preparations here in Dharamsala #TeamIndia #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/KBMEtqIjYe
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.@ajinkyarahane88 just about taking guard amidst the hills #TeamIndia #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/1rBXbUTdFA
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The teams arrived to this exotic venue amidst beautiful landscape. The view at Dharamshala will surely calm down the nerves. Its stage set for the Dharamshala blockbuster. The pitch is expected to offer great bounce going by the HPCA curator Sunil Chauhan’s version. This means both sides may opt for an extra pacer so that the workload is shared.
No prizes for guessing why the Australians waited until now to take the official team photo! #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/pHlXX4UPLH
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 23, 2017
There are talks of Stephen O’ Keefe having to make way for Jackson Bird and Mohammad Shami may return in place of Ravichandran Ashwin. A lot will depend on how in form players from Saurashtra, Ravindra Jadeja and Cheteshwar Pujara plays.
