IPL 13: Morgan has carried KKR's middle-order throughout tournament, reckons Brad Hogg

While Men in Blue and their fans could get flashbacks of the Ahmedabad heartbreak against Australia, which stopped India's dominant 10-match win streak courtesy tactical masterclass of skipper Pat Cummins and a brutal hammering by Travis Head, the baggage of negativity will come down and everyone will find some comfort in team's most recent wins against New Zealand and the fact their country is on a winning run across the men's, women's and age-group cricket. The baggage will feel a little lighter.

Australia, struggling with injuries leading upto the tournament, with pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood missing out due to injuries, and Tim David and Glenn Maxwell having injury scares leading upto the tournament, crashed out in the first round of the competition following humiliating losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. While they defeated Ireland in their campaign opener and absolutely dismantled Oman in their final group stage match, the Aussies were far from their dominant selves. Once again questioned were raised over the team's T20I future and if they took the format seriously at all, having won only one T20WC back in 2021.

The event will feature an elite roster of over 100 participants competing across an 18-hole course. Among the participants are Indian cricket legends Yuvraj Singh, G.R Vishwanath, Venkatesh Prasad, Harbhajan Singh, Ajay Jadeja, Parthiv Patel, Murali Kartik, S. Badrinath, Murali Vijay, Nikhil Chopra, together with international cricketers Eoin Morgan, Michael Vaughan and David Lloyd.

The Thursday's double-header will play a crucial role in deciding Team India's future in their own home World Cup, after their title defence landed into a massive trouble following a 76-run loss to South Africa at Ahmedabad, leaving their net-run-rate in negatives. Besides winning their own remaining two matches, they need South Africa to win both their remaining matches against West Indies and Zimbabwe. It would not be easy for the 2024 T20 WC champions and finalists to overcome WI in particular, who are still undefeated and posted a massive 254 against Zimbabwe at Wankhede Stadium. It is the second-highest total in the tournament history.

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