Alex Carey wary of the Reverse-swing threat in Indian conditions


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Australian wicketkeeper batter Alex Carey opines that reverse swing will play as big a role as spin in Indian conditions in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting February 9 in Nagpur.

In the Indian sub-continent conditions, spinners have dominated more than the pacers. Though on some occasions, the fast bowlers also played an important part in taking their team to the victory line. But it is safe to say that most of the time the spinners have brought laurels to the teams.

Australia will be playing India in a four-match Test series for the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Prior to the team's departure, the Australians practiced on a number of scarred and cracked pitches in Sydney. After landing in India, they made similar sort of pitches in Bangalore in order to prepare well for the spin fest.

Everyone is expecting spin to dominate the four-match series, but Alex Carey is fully aware of the challenges that the fast bowlers will pose with the SG ball.

"I played a four-day game here in 2018 and a lot of the talk was spin and probably forget a bit how damaging both team's fast bowlers are with the reverse-swinging ball, a wicket that might be a bit up and down,"  said Alex Carey.

Historically, spin has played a big part in India. Teams generally come with various plans to counter spinners but on abrasive wickets, old ball swing comes into the picture. After Carey's remarks, the visitors must be working overtime to get their reverse-swing act right with the conditions in Nagpur likely to aid it.

The four-match series will kick start at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) in Nagpur from February 9.


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