India wants to gain early momentum
The issue of day and night against Australia on Sunday will also be of great importance to India in the context of fitness of some players, including batting trio of Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar, returning to the side after a short absence through injury.
Sehwag, personally, would look back through tracks, which eluded him in the test series in South Africa, which was followed by his disappearance from the ODI series due to a shoulder injury, while Tendulkar, who also returned halfway from the African nation because of a thigh problem, will be eager to leave an impression in what is probably his last World Cup.
The game against Australia will also be an opportunity for drummers by Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain to return to form.
The trio of Dhoni, Yuvraj and Raina all began in South Africa, but could not capitalize on them and is desperate to return to the form.
The party is of particular importance to Raina, who faced stiff competition Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, to retain his place in the eleventh game.
From the point of bowlers, Munaf Patel and Zaheer Khan is ready to continue their good work, having windows is all that is in the mind of pacemaker-arm Ashish Nehra will stay in the game.
For the right-arm fast player S Sreesanth, who replaced the injured Praveen Kumar in the last minute is an opportunity to understand the management team for first place in the third seamer in the side to play.
The spin department, meanwhile, is in good hands Singh has been off-spinner Harbhajan. But you have to see is a healthy competition between customers and proven R Ashwin Chawla Peña surprise inclusion.
Australia, by contrast, is full of confidence after avenging his defeat in the Ashes series in seven series ODI matches against England.
It is the first time that Australians have approached the World Cup in a note of calm, while the champions in the last three editions of the mega-event, with the permission of their humiliating defeat in the ashes at home turf .
But the Indians, regarded as one of the tournament favorites, can not afford to take Australia lightly in the practice match on Sunday as skipper Ricky Ponting has warned opponents not to underestimate the overestimation of the capacities of Australians, especially in the World Cup, where they have a proven track record.
"I do not care where we started the tournament. Is irrelevant. I believe that entering the last World Cup was not the negativity that surrounds us. We lost the Commonwealth Bank series at home and also lost to New Zealand before the last Cup world. So there are some doubts about our team, but went there and won the World Cup. I do not really care too much what happens with the approach, "said Ponting.
Australian team has plenty of experience playing in a position sub-continent and has a very good case here.
"We're pretty sure to enter the World Cup just beat a very good English side 6-1. We're in good form and confidence. We have all the momentum.
"There is no doubt that Australia's cricket team has very good record at the World Cup and the larger events, but as I said we are not thinking about it now. We have a very good team and we will do everything that to the best of our ability, "said Ponting.
The Australian captain, who returns after an injury that saw him walk to lose the last Ashes Test and ODI series all because of his broken finger England, will return to the pace in both practice games against India and South Africa morning 15 February.
"My finger is doing well. I'm looking forward to playing in the two practice games against India and South Africa," he said.
India and Australia to prove his 15 players in two practice games in preparation for the World Cup.
Apart from a strong bat that includes the likes of Ponting, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke in the form of David Hussey, Cameron White, wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, Australia's team also has a formidable pace battery to be led by experienced and rejuvenated Brett Lee .
However, the only worrying factor for Australia is in its slow bowling department, which has no quality spinners.
Jason KREJZA versatile and Steve Smith should take the responsibility of the Ministry of rotation and the duo will be well supported by part-time screw Clarke and Hussey.
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