India vs Australia: There can be an advantage batting second in Indian conditions: Tim David

Ahead
of
the
second
game
in
Nagpur,
Australia’s
big-hitting
Tim
David,
who
made
his
debut
in
the
previous
game,
said
that
the
experience
of
playing
in
Indian
conditions
during
IPL
helped
him
stay
under
pressure.

The
Singapore-born
David
made
his
IPL
debut
in
Sharjah
last
year,
playing
for
the
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore.
During
the
mega
auction,
he
was
picked
up
by
Mumbai
Indians
and
went
on
to
play
eight
matches
this
year.

Speaking
during
the
pre-match
press
conference,
the
26-year-old
David
said,
“I
think
having
had
the
experience
of
playing
in
India
before
and
playing
a
fair
bit
of
T20
cricket
recently,
I
felt
calm
the
other
night
because
I
knew
that
we’re
in
a
good
position
to
be
able
to
chase
those
runs.”

“And
the
way
the
pitch
was
playing
so
I
think
to
get
over
the
line,
you
know,
that
still
has
to
happen.
It
doesn’t
just
happen
straight
away.
And
that
was
some
brilliant
performances
from
our
batsman,
the
chase
that
score
down,”
stated
David.

On
his
debut
on
Tuesday,
David,
who
scored
a
14-ball
18
went
on
to
stitch
a
match-winning
partnership
with
Matthew
Wade
(45)
to
add
62,
guided
Australia
to
a
four-wicket
win
in
the
first
T20.

“Having
some
good
experience
playing
in
India,
I
think
finishing
off
games
and
understanding
how
it
can
go
and
how
the
pitches
can
play
or
when
it
kind
of
lights
up
in
front
of
you,
so
you
know,
there
can
be
an
advantage
batting
second
in
Indian
conditions.

“That
was
a
good
experience
–
that
IPL
–
to
draw
on
to
the
other
night
out
there
in
the
middle,”
added
David,
who
is
6
ft
5
inches
tall.

Meanwhile,
talking
about
his
partnership
with
Wade
in
the
middle,
David
said
the
experience
of
sharing
the
dressing
room
with
Wade
in
the
Hobart
Hurricanes
helped
him
during
the
chase
in
Mohali.

“I
played
a
fair
bit
with
Maddie
(Wade)
but
I
haven’t
batted
with
him
that
much.
So
it
was
nice
to
have
a
familiar
face
out
there
the
other
night
and
I
think
he
did
most
of
the
heavy
lifting,”
he
stated.
“So
to
be
stood
the
other
end
and
watch
him
finish
the
game
off
was
great.
And
that’s
I
guess
it’s
good
stuff.”

Following
his
debut,
David
opened
up
on
his
role
in
the
Australia
team.
“I
think
my
role
in
the
team
here
is
to
be
batting
in
the
middle
order.
So
that
means
that
I’m
not
going
to
be
facing
a
lot
of
balls
in
matches.

“And
I’m
probably
going
to
try
and
put
the
foot
down
with
my
batting
first
or
if
we’re
chasing,
trying
to
finish
off
the
game.
So
I’ve
got
to
tick
off
my
boxes
of
trying
to
play
powerful
shots,
trying
to
clear
the
boundary
and
I
think
that’s
a
big
part
of
my
training.

“So
I
try
and
get
volume
in
the
nets
because,
let’s
say,
in
a
three-match
series
here
I
like
face
20
balls
…so
I’ve
got
a
lot
of
my
work
done
in
the
nets.
And
be
prepared
to
kind
of
be
on
for
every
ball.

“I
think
it’s
pretty
straightforward.
It’s
very
similar
to
what
I’ve
been
playing
T20
cricket
over
the
last
year
and
18
months
so
I
guess
I’m
trying
to
bring
my
experiences
that
I’ve
had
so
far
and
just
take
the
game
on
and
help
the
team
win
games,”
said
David.

When
asked
if
he
had
ever
thought
that
he
would
be
playing
the
T20
World
Cup
for
Australia,
David
said:
“To
be
honest,
I
didn’t
give
it
very
much
thought.
It’s
just
it’s
kind
of
evolved
naturally
to
be
here
at
this
stage.
Yeah,
I
haven’t
thought
about
that
too
much.

“I
just
look
to
win
a
game
which
is
in
front
of
me
and
don’t
put
any
expectations
on
that.
I
just
try
and
keep
the
game
very
simple.
I
don’t
look
too
far
ahead
of
myself.
I’m
trying
to
stay
pretty
grounded
and
train
harder
than
that
and
just
improve
as
much
as
I
can,”
David
signed
off.

The
second
India-Australia
T20I
will
be
held
at
the
Vidarbha
Stadium
in
Nagpur
on
Friday
(Sept.
23).