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Rohit Sharma, Pat Cummins Play Down Pitch Chatter Ahead Of IND vs AUS 1st Test

By AFP News February 08, 2023 • 15:40 PM View: 1834

India skipper Rohit Sharma and Australian counterpart Pat Cummins on Wednesday brushed aside concerns about the pitch ahead of the first of four eagerly awaited Tests.

Australian commentators have said that a bone-dry pitch has been prepared in Nagpur to make life difficult for the visitors' many left-handed batsmen in the match starting Thursday.

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