India face acid test of their credentials against injury-hit Australia

ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP, 2024 Spin will be a big factor for India in hteir first game in Sharjah. © Getty That India shifted their training base to Sharjah Cricket Stadium two days out from the make-or-break final group game against Australia, on Sunday (October 13) comes as a little surprise to anyone. Just as the broadcasters and the organisers wrapped up the post-match formalities at the main ground on Saturday, the Indians – some of them seated in the VIP stands to catch-up with New Zealand’s progress – descended on to one half of the sprawling facility, diagonally in front of the Sachin Tendulkar stand – a major tourist attraction in this part of UAE all-year long. Curiously, teams like England and Australia, who each have three respective group matches here, were never allotted training sessions here. But Australia’s comprehensive victory over both Sri Lanka and New Zealand here is enough reason to believe that despite this being their first…