India have left themselves a mountain to climb to win this series; down 0-2 and with four games to play, they will have to raise their game significantly, knowing Australia need only a half-chance to shut out the opposition in the 4th ODI at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's and his men, trailing 2-0 in the series, have no option but to pull up their socks and try to stop the Australian juggernaut to keep themselves afloat in the series.
Their high-flying balloon of Twenty20 success pricked by Australia's back-to-back wins, India go into the fourth One-dayer faced with the Herculean task of winning four matches in a row to clinch the series. India have, however, responded well to such extreme pressure in the recent past. Trailing 3-1 in the Natwest Series in England, they were out for the count but managed to stretch the series till the final game at Lord's. At the ICC World Twenty20, India were faced with three must-win games against Pakistan, England and South Africa and won all three to make the semi-finals - and the two knockout games as well.
The task at hands seems all the more difficult with the Indians failing to get big partnerships and the bowlers lacking sting and direction against the formidable Australian who have piled on over 900 runs in three matches so far.
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Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh.
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