South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen has admitted that India has the benefit of enjoying all its matches in Dubai, however on the identical time, it will likely be underneath immense strain to do properly within the ongoing Champions Trophy. India is enjoying all its Champions Trophy matches on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
“You don’t must be a rocket scientist to know that the flexibility to coach and play in a single place, coupled with the absence of any inter-city or inter-country journey, provides India an edge that they are going to be underneath strain to totally exploit,” Rassie van der Dussen instructed ESPNCricinfo.
“I don’t assume it’s important to be a rocket scientist to know that. The onus could be on them to make use of that benefit.
“In a way, it places extra strain on them as a result of whoever goes to play them within the semi or doubtlessly the ultimate goes to go there and the circumstances are going to be overseas however they [India] are going for use to it.
“The strain could be on them to get it proper as a result of they’ve all that data.”
Lately former England captains Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, and Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has urged that India had the higher hand from the outset.
“See, they’re in Dubai for a motive,” Aaqib stated.
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“If they’re enjoying in Dubai for a motive, undoubtedly if you happen to play on the identical pitch or floor, you should have a bonus. However we’re not dropping as a result of that they had the benefit of the identical lodge and pitch (laughs). It’s not simply due to the pitch, and neither did they play some ten matches there.”
Michael Atherton in dialog with Naseer Hussain on Sky Sports activities Podcast had stated: “What concerning the benefit India have in enjoying in Dubai, solely in Dubai? Which appears to me to be a hard-to-quantify benefit, however an plain benefit.”
Nasser Hussain stated: “It is a bonus. So, one of the best staff within the match have that benefit. And I noticed a tweet the opposite day saying ‘Pakistan host nation, India residence benefit.’ It sums it up actually,” he stated.
“They’re at one place, one lodge, they don’t must journey. They’ve one dressing room. They know the pitch, they’ve picked for that pitch.”
