Usually, by making turning wickets, India defeats the teams of the sub-continent. Healy has no doubt that a turning wicket will be made in that series this time too. However, if the wicket is not ‘unfit’ to play this time, then Australia will win the series. And Gilchrist believes that if Cummins’ team can play with the mentality of the 2004 team, then it will do something good.

“They (India) have got a good team,” Healy, who has played 119 Tests for Australia, told the media. But I am not afraid of their spinners. Unless they make a bizarre kind of wicket. ‘

Healy believes that the fight in this series will not be one-sided. Mitchell Starc’s injury can also be a big factor. In that case, if Starc does not play in the first Test, India will win the series 2-1.

“Last time they made a wicket. The two wickets were terrible. I remember the spinners were watching the batters from day one. If they make wickets like this, they will do better than us. My prediction is that if Starc doesn’t play the first Test, India will win the series 2-1. But if we make a flat wicket, we have a chance. ‘

His form in the World Cup is being discussed and criticized. Many are talking about dropping him to number three from the opening. The topic also came up at Hayden’s press conference on Tuesday. The former Australian batsman then returned to the 2007 World Cup.

He said, “Babar and Rizwan are the right number one combination. If you look at the 2007 World Cup, Australia was unbeaten in the World Cup, but Gilchrist’s time was not going well. If you remember the final against Sri Lanka, he scored an incredible century and proved his mettle. He once again let the world know that he is one of the best batsmen in this edition.”

Australia won all 11 matches starting from the group stage and became the champion. Gilchrist had two fifties in the first 10 matches. In the last match of the Super Eight and in the semi-final, he was dismissed for 1 run. Hayden was seen working closely with Babar in the nets ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final against New Zealand in Sydney. The former Australian opener feels that Babar’s return to form is only a matter of time.

“We know everyone has ups and downs in their careers”, Hayden said. There is no doubt that Babar is having a bad time. But this is what will make him an even bigger player.

He also said, “No one can always score a century or a fifty or a 140 strike rate. There are moments when everything goes quiet. As for the weather, it is often very calm before a storm. So keep an eye out, I think I am going to see something special from Babar.”

When faced with the media after the match, this former Aussie star said that the ball touched the bat. Gilchrist said, “Shakib’s out is in doubt. It looked like the ball had touched the bat. The umpire made a different decision. However, he was very disappointed with the decision of the umpire.”

Gilchrist believes that Bangladesh can beat any team on their day. However, former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman also said that they lack consistency. According to Gilchrist, ‘Bangladesh can beat any team in the world on their day. That ability is there. But consistency is lacking. The team was also unlucky because it had to be blocked by the rain. The outcome of the match could have been different if the rain had not stopped against India. All in all, Bangladesh did not do badly at all.’

Shakib was dismissed ‘lbw’ by Pakistani leg-spinner Shadab Khan in the 11th over of Bangladesh’s batting innings on Sunday. Shakib immediately reviewed the on-field umpire’s decision. The third umpire also dismissed Shakib. And the debate is going on about the decision of the third umpire.

Because the replay shows, when the ball is next to Shakib’s bat, the snickometer shows vibration. At that time the bat did not hit the ground. Even the third umpire dismissed Shakib.