Can the Indians repeat their T-20 heroics or will Australia remind everyone who the World Champions are in the 50 overs game?
Even before the euphoria of their Twenty20 World Cup triumph has settled down, India go into the first match of a high-voltage One-day cricket series against Australia here on Saturday with both the champion teams talking tough and promising to fight fire with fire.
India have a new captain who must motivate his team for the first of the dozen ODIs they will play over the next six weeks. Mahendra Singh Dhoni also has to figure out just how much India need to switch gears from their successful Twenty20 approach.
The off-field mind games have set the tone for an enthralling seven-match series which will be a test of character for India's new captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Australia is still smarting from the 15-run semi-final defeat to India in the Twenty20 World Cup and they have revenge on their mind was made obvious by skipper Ricky Ponting, who challenged the hosts to do an encore in the series.
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Come back for the live action tomorrow at 09:00 GMT, 14:30 IST and 02:00 PST from the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
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