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Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh knows an ultra-aggressive batting strategy won't wage disconnected always, but said his squad volition proceed with its attacking attack arsenic portion of its preparations for adjacent year's T20 World Cup, having fallen abbreviated successful the past 2 editions.
Australia volition instrumentality connected India successful a five-match T20I bid opening successful Canberra connected Wednesday (October 29, 2025) arsenic portion of their mentation for the showpiece to beryllium hosted by India and Sri Lanka successful February-March adjacent year. Australia past won the T20 World Cup successful 2021 portion India triumphed successful the past variation successful 2024.
"We had 2 World Cups wherever we didn't rather spell each the way. And I conjecture we spoke astir wanting to situation ourselves arsenic a squad to what we deliberation tin triumph america to the World Cup," Marsh said during the pre-series property league connected Tuesday.
"As a batting unit, we person played a batch much aggressively. I deliberation that's been the quality of T20 cricket for a batch of teams implicit the past fewer years.
"But yeah, if you look towards the World Cup successful India, that's surely the mode we're going to play. We're not going to get it close each time. We volition fail. But we're wide connected however we privation to spell astir it. That gives america the champion accidental for success. And hopefully that's the lawsuit arsenic we support building." Australia had finished successful Super 12 and Super 8 successful the 2022 and 2024 T20 World Cup editions.
"Look, they (India) are a fantastic team, 1 which we person large respect for and I deliberation five-match bid are going to supply a batch of excitement for the fans that are coming to watch," helium said.
"It's 2 truly bully teams that are going to beryllium going astatine it. So, looking guardant to the challenge." Marsh said portion helium wouldn’t remark connected India’s preparations for the World Cup, Australia were assured with the advancement they person made arsenic a group.
"I'm not truly present to remark overmuch connected Indian broadside of mentation for the World Cup but I cognize that we've got 8 games to spell for us. And we're truly gathering bully arsenic a squad successful the mode we privation to play and spell astir it.
"So, yeah, we consciousness large astatine the moment. But we cognize that it's going to beryllium a large bid against India." Several Australian players, including Marsh, are regulars successful the IPL, but the location broadside skipper said familiarity with the Indian players does not marque the situation immoderate easier.
"Not needfully (more challenging). I deliberation astir satellite cricket there's truthful overmuch footage these days. Everyone watches everyone. The cardinal is execution nether pressure. That's each it comes down to."
'Abhishek is an unthinkable talent'
Abhishek Sharma has been successful scintillating signifier arsenic an opener, amassing 314 runs astatine an mean of 44.85 and a onslaught complaint of 200 during India’s Asia Cup triumph.
"He evidently sets the code for them. He's been unthinkable for the Sunrisers implicit the past small play of time. He'll supply america a bully challenge...I deliberation you privation to beryllium challenged against the champion players successful the world. We cognize he's 1 of those," Marsh said.
The Australian skipper himself has been successful good interaction astatine the top, scoring 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries successful his past 10 innings.
"I deliberation it's conscionable similar immoderate different batsman, you privation to lend to winning games for Australia. That's truly each I'm focused connected erstwhile I'm batting. I'm not truly reasoning arsenic a captain," Marsh said.
"I'm trying to person a truly bully concern with Heady oregon whoever it is that I'm batting with. So hopefully it volition continue." With Ashes preparations successful afloat swing, Australia’s T20I squad features respective players rotating successful and out.
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa volition miss the commencement of the bid pursuing the commencement of his 2nd child, portion Josh Hazlewood volition retreat aft the archetypal 2 matches and Sean Abbott volition depart aft the 3rd game.
"We bash person guys coming successful and out. But I deliberation that's been the quality of the achromatic shot teams implicit the past mates of years with the schedules and however engaged it is," Marsh said.
"Some guys going backmost and playing shield cricket. Certain guys coming backmost from injury. So, I deliberation it's conscionable astir being truly flexible with that. Each and each 1 understands their relation erstwhile they bash travel into the team.
"It's astir being truly wide connected that. And past guys coming successful and doing their job."
