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Steve Smith (Source: Twitter)
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Steve Smith (Source: Twitter)India is set to lock horns with Australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. Ahead of the game, Australia skipper Steve Smith has talked about the pitch and conditions for the match. While speaking with media on the eve of the game, Smith said that the Ahmedabad pitch is "flattest in the series."
"Looks like probably of the four wickets we've seen so far, potentially the flattest on day one," Smith told reporters on the eve of the game. Notably, Australia is 1-2 down in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. They beat India in the Third Test after losing the first two games.
Speaking with reporters on the eve of the fourth Test, Smith spoke about the dryness in the pitch. "Having said that, it's I think 38 degrees out there at the moment, it's pretty hot. Looks like it'll dry out as the day goes on. One of the groundsmen said they might be watering it again today. So yeah, we'll wait and see but in terms of the day before, it certainly looks like it's likely to do less on day one than we've seen so far."
"Scoring 400 in Motera will be easy", says Steve Smith
"It's just playing what's in front of us the scores haven't been big throughout this whole series. India scored 400 In that first Test match and Rohit got 100 and 400 proved to be way too many. This wicket may be a little bit different. I just had a look at it then. Perhaps it may not spin as much from the first ball or the first day but I do think it will spin as the game goes on. So yeah, there might be opportunities for bigger totals on this wicket."
Notably, Rohit Sharma and co will be looking to bounce back after getting trashed by Aussies at the Holkar Stadium in Third Test. India will want to seal the deal to book their spot in the finals of the Test Championship. If India manages to qualify for the Test Championship finals they will face Australia at the Oval Cricket Ground on June 7.