5 reasons Indian bowlers should be beware of the Australian batting

5 reasons Indian bowlers should be beware of the Australian batting: Australia holds the world record for the highest score in World Cup cricket scoring 417/6 against Afghanistan. Their batting scored runs in almost every match except against New Zealand. Though Indian bowlers have bowled out every opposition they have played, Australian batting is a whole another thing. They are in form, dangerous and have the desire to play in the finals and clinch their 5th title. Here are the 5 batsmen that should make life difficult for Indian bowling 1. David Warner Warner scored 178 against the Afghan team.(© Getty Images) Record holder for highest score by an Australian in World Cup history with his 178 against Afghanistan, David Warner has been in red hot form, hitting good form in the tournament. He can easily take apart any bowling attack and is aggressive from beginning to end. Only way to get him out is to get him early in his innings or use spin against him. He is vulnerable to quality spin and India has that quality in Ashwin and Jadeja, both of them capable of getting him out. Because if he doesn’t get out, he will make the bowling attack pay in form of a big innings. 2. Steve Smith Steve Smith is the most dangerous and in form player in Aussie team(Photo Source: BCCI) Steve Smith is an anomaly to the textbook technique batsmen. He has his own way of playing and is effective against most attacks. A terrific player of both spin and pace, he uses movement on the crease to set bowler off from his intended target. He can take singles, doubles and can hit fours and sixes at will. The only weakness he has is his unorthodox technique, which gives bowlers easy chance of taking his wicket because of his trigger shuffle movement towards off side, making him a prime candidate for leg before wicket. 3. Glen Maxwell Glenn Maxwell has the 2nd fastest World Cup hundred.(Photo Source: Getty Images) The newest prince of innovation on the block, Glen Maxwell finally hit an ODI century in this World Cup. He is known for his ability to step on the gas from the moment he comes into bat. His innovations like the reverse sweep, and clean hitting abilities have made him a dangerous candidate for India bowling. His drawback is in his game play of hitting everything out of the ground, he gives bowlers and fielders chances to dismiss him. Susceptible to spin bowling, however he has Ashwin’s number, scoring freely against him in the ODI series last year in India. If he gets going, it will be difficult for India to contain Australia to a small or manageable total in the semi-final. 4. Michael Clarke Toss will play an extremely crucial role in the match. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Captain Clarke has come back into the team despite questions being raised about his fitness, but his presence has changed the way Australian have played in this World Cup. The confidence he brought into the tea, with his aggressive captaincy and strong batting. He has enough proven talent that he is the mainstay of the middle order for Australia. Though he is not flamboyant or big hitter, but he is the best player of spin in Australian team and the team will be dependent on him to negate the threat of Ashwin, Jadeja and Raina. His only weakness is against short delivery, as exposed by Wahab Riaz in their QF encounter. He is also weak outside off stump and can get out if bowled in the corridor of uncertainty. 5. Shane Watson Shane Watson won the match for Australia against Pakistan(© Getty Images) Shane Watson got dropped from the team for 2 games after having a nightmare start to his World Cup, came back into the team and led the team to the semis with a match winning 64 runs against Pakistan. Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz put him through a hellacious 30 ball spell in which he threw everything at him; yorkers, bouncers, short balls, chin music, almost everything but the kitchen sink. But Watson took some body blows, looked uncomfortable and awkward but had the last laugh when Australia knocked Pakistan out. His weakness is the short ball and spin. India can do both with excellent executioners of both in their team in Yadav, Shami, Ashwin and Jadeja. If they can get him early ,good if not, get ready for a world of pain because this is the guy who has hit 15 sixes in an ODI innings.