Date:23/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/23/stories/2008092351361900.htm

Sport - Cricket

‘Exploit poor fitness of Indians’

Melbourne: Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie feels that Australia’s success in India would depend on how well Ricky Ponting’s men exploit the poor fitness levels of the host batsmen, who rely too heavily on ‘walking’ singles and hitting boundaries for scoring.

“I remember one of the big things we did was working on the fitness of the Indian batsmen.

“They’re not regarded as the fittest blokes in the world, and generally score their runs either walking singles or hitting fours,” said Gillespie. — PTI