India vs Australia final: Pat Cummins takes a picture of pitch, says,' 'I'm not a great pitch reader..'
skipper Pat Cummins on Saturday said that a "good wicket" may be on offer for the title clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. The highly anticipated clash between the two cricketing giants will mark a fitting end to what has been a spectacular event so far.
Addressing a press conference before the two teams cross swords in the battle to crown the new world champions, the Australia skipper also weighed in on the controversy around the last-minute change of pitch for India's semifinal clash with New Zealand. Asked if he had a look at the surface on which the final will be played, Cummins said, "Again, I'm not a great pitch reader, but it looked pretty firm.
They've only just watered it, so yeah, give it another 24 hours and have a look, but it looks like a pretty good wicket." Australia are adamant they will be "ready for anything" India throw at them in the Cricket World Cup final after controversy hit the tournament in a 'pitch switch' row. India have been the form team of the World Cup, winning all 10 games on their way to Sunday's showpiece match in Ahmedabad.
But there was controversy in the lead-up to their 70-run semi-final in over New Zealand in Mumbai after it emerged the game was being played on a Wankhede Stadium pitch already used twice before during the tournament rather than a freshly-prepared surface. "No doubt playing on your own wicket in your own country has some advantages," Australia captain Pat Cummins told a pre-match press conference on Saturday.
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