ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: India take a break as Zimbabwe train at Eden Park

Auckland: The Indian team took a break from training on Thursday ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 clash against Zimbabwe at Eden Park, Auckland. India last played Ireland at Hamilton on Tuesday and then drove down the following day. India opted for a breather as Zimbabwe trained on the practice grounds outside Eden Park. LIVE SCORECARD: India vs Zimbabwe, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Pool B match

Through the World Cup, India have balanced well between training and rest days. With the long gaps in between games, they have had to spread out their training sessions. The last two games in New Zealand have been relatively back to back. India only trained before the eve of the Ireland game as they had travelled a long way from Perth to get to Hamilton. Ahead of the Zimbabwe game, they will also train only on the eve of the game. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage

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Meanwhile, Zimbabwe continued to train at the nets. All their bowlers and batsmen had a full session with coach Dav Whatmore supervising proceedings. Elton Chigumbura, the captain, had an injury problem and had missed the last game. He was seen walking around the ground, in a bid to get fit ahead of the game against India. It didn’t seem like Chigumbura was going at full throttle and understandably so.  ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

Whatmore is happy with the talent in the Zimbabwe side and told the media on the sidelines of that session. “I’ve been with this team on a day to day basis. And, I have had a lot of experience working with teams. I can honestly say that the potential that exists with this Zimbabwe team is exciting,” he said. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE

(Nishad Pai Vaidya is a Correspondent with CricketCountry and anchor for the site’s YouTube Channel. His Twitter handle is @nishad_45)