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Leg spinner _Amit Mishra_ is the back-up for Harbhajan if included in the playing eleven.
The poor bowling performance in two ICC events has led to the sacking of bowling coach _Venkatesh Prasad_ and it would be interesting to see how the team copes up with the change in their support staff.
In-form skipper Ponting and vice-captain _Michael Hussey_ hold the key to the Australian batting , not to forget all-rounder _Shane Watson_ who has come to India on the back of successive hundreds in the semi-final and final of the Champions Trophy.
Ponting is aware of the threats posed by the Indian slow bowlers especially in sub-continent conditions but is confident that his batsmen would be up for the challenge.
Australia would bank upon their strong pace attack, and especially on _Brett Lee_ who powered New South Wales to the maiden Champions T20 League title on Friday.
Lee and left-arm pacer _Mitchell Johnson_ pack a lot of punch in their attack and were in the forefront when India were routed for 148 in the previous encounter between the two teams at this venue two years ago.
With the impressive _Peter Siddle_, the Victorian who also has got used to the Indian conditions by playing in the CLT20, and swing bowler _Ben Hilfenhaus_ present as the other options, Australia carry a huge pace armoury.
Spin looks to be their weak spot with neither off-spinner _Nathan Hauritz_ nor rookie left-arm slow bowler Jon Holland expected to give the Indian batsmen cause for major worries.
But in the department of fielding the visitors hold a clear-cut edge over the hosts. Fielding coach _Robin Singh_ has also been given the boot by the BCCI and this area may become decisive in the outcome of the high-octane contest.
*The teams (from):*
*Australia:* _Ricky Ponting_ (captain), _Michael Hussey_ (vice-captain), Doug Bollinger, _Nathan Hauritz_, Jon Holland, _Ben Hilfenhaus_, _James Hopes_, _Mitchell Johnson_, _Brett Lee_, _Shaun Marsh_, _Tim Paine_, _Peter Siddle_, _Adam Voges_, _Shane Watson_, _Cameron White_.
*India:* Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), _Virender Sehwag_, _Sachin Tendulkar_, _Gautam Gambhir_, _Yuvraj Singh_, _Suresh Raina_, _Harbhajan Singh_, _Ishant Sharma_, _Munaf Patel_, _Ashish Nehra_, _Praveen Kumar_, _Amit Mishra_, _Sudeep Tyagi_, _Virat Kohli_ and _Ravindra Jadeja_.
*Umpires:* _Mark Benson_ and Shavik Tarapore. *Third umpire:* Amish Saheba. *Match Referee:* _Chris Broad_.
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