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India vs Australia: Adam Zampa celebrates a dismissal throughout the first ODI.© AFP
Australia spinner Adam Zampa has admitted that one thing positively must be achieved in regards to the sluggish over-rates in cricket. His comment got here after the conclusion of the first ODI between India and Australia. The Indian crew was fined 20 p.c of their match charges for sustaining a sluggish over-rate within the first ODI. The first ODI between India and Australia had gone previous the Sydney Cricket Ground’s curfew restrict for the lights. “I don’t know what the ruling should be, or if there should be punishment, but something definitely has to be done about it. From a viewers’ point of view, it’s probably not the best look for the game,” ESPNCricinfo quoted Zampa as saying.
Zampa additionally prompt that gamers perhaps lacked the time so as to get the correct depth required to play ODI cricket. The spinner additionally stated that they have been allowed to coach throughout the quarantine interval, however it’s exhausting to copy the strain of the worldwide sport.
“I wouldn’t want to make excuses but it’s really hard to imitate the pressure of one-day cricket and the best way to do it was when you are together as a squad and you do fielding sessions and the intensity of the training is at that international standard,” stated Zampa.
After the conclusion of the primary ODI, Australia batsman Steve Smith had additionally admitted that the primary ODI towards India lasted for an extended length.
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“It felt like it went all day. The longest 50 overs in the field I’ve ever had, that’s for sure,” Smith stated.
Australia had defeated India by 66 runs within the first ODI of the three-match sequence. Both groups will now lock horns within the second ODI on Sunday on the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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