"Might Be Opportunities For Bigger Totals...": Steve Smith Ahead Of 4th Test vs India

Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith on Wednesday said that the pitch for the fourth and last Test match against India in Ahmedabad would be slightly different to the first three pitches and added they might receive opportunities for bigger totals on this wicket. The fourth Test between India and Australia will begin on Thursday in Ahmedabad with hosts aiming to book their place in the ICC World Test Championship final with a win.

While Australia currently trail India 2-1, they showed plenty of spirits when winning their first Test match on Indian soil since 2017 when they registered a comprehensive nine-wicket triumph over their rivals in Indore.

"This wicket may be a little bit different. I just had a look at it then. Perhaps it may not spin as much from the first ball or the first day but I do think it will spin as the game goes on. So yeah, there might be opportunities for bigger totals on this wicket," Smith said in a pre-match press conference in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Smith believes that the fourth Test pitch, in contrast to the first three, when the ball spun right away, might be the day's flattest track.

"Looks like probably of the four wickets we've seen so far, potentially the flattest on day one," Smith added.

The stand-in captain expects that as the game goes on, the dry heat will cause the pitch to break, giving the player a turn.

"Having said that, it's I think 38 degrees out there at the moment, it's pretty hot. Looks like it'll dry out as the day goes on. One of the groundsmen said they might be watering it again today. So yeah, we'll wait and see but in terms of the day before, it certainly looks like it's likely to do less on day one than we've seen so far," Smith added.

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