India spin to victory in Chennai challenge

We review the India v Australia match in Chennai - a tense contest that India won by six wickets.

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Talking points: 

• India's threat with their seamers as well as spinners
• How this World Cup is rewarding Test-quality spinners
• Australia's lack of depth in the spin department
• Pat Cummins' problem at first-change
• The Kohli-Rahul partnership
• Bangladesh, South Africa, New Zealand, and India - the early favorites
• How is 2 for 3 different from 80 for 3 when chasing 200?

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo

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