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PERTH: A casual Indian group prepared at the Murdoch University cricket ground on Tuesday, in front of their match against West Indies on Friday.

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There were no indications of the nervousness or instability which had gone before their matches against Pakistan and South Africa, when the group was under enormous weight taking after a hopeless run in the tri-arrangement.

Two pounding triumphs and a comfortable walk around UAE a week ago have given the group a sure air. The players appear prepared to handle the eccentric West Indies group even on the fastish WACA surface.

The excellent college ground’s middle wicket had enough pace and skip for the players to get a vibe of the genuine pitch. The match is significant, specifically, for the West Indies so as to keep their knockout trusts alive.

The cheering news for the Indian camp is that Mohammed Shami, who had passed up a major opportunity the UAE coordinate because of a knee niggle, rocked the bowling alley with no evident inconvenience.

He began off playing with an abbreviated run-up and progressively rocked the bowling alley at full steam. Pacemen Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Stuart Binny excessively had broadened playing spells in the nets and both looked in great musicality. The two have been store arbors, with Bhuvi supplanting the unfit Shami in the diversion against UAE.

India are wanting to play their main three bowlers – Umesh Yadav, Shami and Mohit Sharma – who have been routinely timing speeds over 140kph even in the nets.

It was this mix, alongside the spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, which worked marvels against both Pakistan and South Africa.

Like their prior practice sessions in Adelaide and Melbourne, the Indians wanted to utilize the focal point wicket for both batsmen and bowlers. The batsmen appreciated the ideal offices and had a decent workout on a pitch that had genuine bob.

Any semblance of Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane capitalized on the magnificent batting conditions and after that captain MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina working on hitting the big cheeses.

It was gladdening to see the way save wicketkeeper-batsman Ambati Rayudu prepared in the nets. At first he kept wickets for 60 minutes and after that returned after a rest to have a thump.

Notwithstanding not having played a match for more than a month now, he looked in great touch, playing some wonderful shots, a large portion of them clearing the huge limit without any difficulty.

On the off chance that any of the cutting edge batsman are unfit, Rayudu is the main batsman in the stores. Hence, the research organization must be glad to see him in great scratch.

There is no preparation session booked for Wednesday, when Australia tackle minnows Bangladesh at the WACA.