India in Sri Lanka 2008-09

[cowboysfan]

india are planning to go with 4 seamers because of the pitch-very interesting.

[DomainK]

india are planning to go with 4 seamers because of the pitch-very interesting.

No way.....with M & M, there will be spinning wickets. Besides they know that India's pace bowling is stronger than India's spin bowling. I think we will see some square turning tracks.

[cowboysfan]

Pitch & conditions The captains expect a seaming pitch, which explains India's strategy to play as many as four seamers. The weather is likely to be clear as well, and the team winning the toss might want to put the opposition in. according to cricinfo.i would feel better if they picked ojha or jadeja too.

[Show_stopper]

I think 3 pacers plus Jadeja/Ojha must be the way..however won't be too dejected if they go in with the 4th seamer in DAMBULLA. But the 4th one has got to be Irfan,not Praveen.

[cowboysfan]

I think 3 pacers plus Jadeja/Ojha must be the way..however won't be too dejected if they go in with the 4th seamer in DAMBULLA. But the 4th one has got to be Irfan' date='not Praveen.[/quote'] because we need more batting depth?

[Show_stopper]

because we need more batting depth?

Actually no..Praveen is a complete waste of space if he isn't gonna use the new ball,which he obviously won't. You can say the same of Irfan i guess,but i think he can atleast do a better job then Praveen.Ofcourse batting is handy.

[Macj]

Please India beat SL 4-1 , I wanna laugh at my neighbor. He's a joker you know.

[cowboysfan]

if we get ahead in the series then all our reserves might play more than one game which is actually very good.

[The Outsider]

Yes, he is a very good prospect. Always found him more threatening than Chawla, even though I have a preference for wrist spinners. But this guy gets a decent amount of drift to be successful even on some of the flatter tracks we see around. And what better place for a spinner to be assured of 5 consecutive ODIs than Sri Lanka.

[Nash]

what about any india states?? Like dhoni will become the fastest 100 wicket taker behind the stumps. :haha: Any body from indian side is getting into new record?

[Holysmoke]

what about any india states?? Like dhoni will become the fastest 100 wicket taker behind the stumps. :haha: Any body from indian side is getting into new record?

Every run Tendulkar makes is a new record. :--D

[Desi Cartman]

Every run Tendulkar makes is a new record. :--D

:two_thumbs_up:

[cowboysfan]

i would like them to bring in jadeja and irfan for the next game.both provide good batting depthtoo.

[cowboysfan]

it will be interesting to see who will get dropped if sehwag is fit.i really want to see what we have with jadeja.

[SachDan]

what about any india states?? Like dhoni will become the fastest 100 wicket taker behind the stumps. :haha: Any body from indian side is getting into new record?

Every run Tendulkar makes is a new record. :--D

:eyedance::eyedance:

[cochise]

Any body from indian side is getting into new record?

Dravid is close to the world record for catches held by Mark Waugh....he would have got it last test series if he didn't drop so many...

[Anakin]

Dravid is close to the world record for catches held by Mark Waugh....he would have got it last test series if he didn't drop so many...

He's been dropping catches consistently well for the last few years

[cochise]

Imagine that! Who would have said that he has been more consistent dropping catches in the last few years than in his batting? Hope he turns it all around in NZ...even if it is for his swansong.

[TaNk]

Any news on Veeru's Glute Injury? Will he be fit for 2nd ODI? any good new's? :nervous: Team India Dosn't look complete without Veeru .. Get Well Soon Veeru :two_thumbs_up:

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India get Sehwag boost for second Lanka ODI Hard-hitting Indian opener Virender Sehwag has been declared fit for the second one-day international against Sri Lanka starting here on Saturday. More... India get Sehwag boost for second Lanka ODI 12 hours ago COLOMBO (AFP) — Hard-hitting Indian opener Virender Sehwag has been declared fit for the second one-day international against Sri Lanka starting here on Saturday. Sehwag, who missed the last match in Dambulla on Wednesday due to a back injury, batted more than half an hour in the nets on Friday. He has so far scored 6,124 runs in 196 one-dayers with nine hundreds and 33 half-centuries. "He (Sehwag) is fit. He made way for a batsman in the first game and a batsman will miss out here," India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni told reporters on the eve of the day-night match. The opener is likely to replace middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma, who scored an unbeaten 25 in his team's six-wicket win in Dambulla. Sehwag's return will also give his captain more bowling options as he has bagged 84 wickets with his part-time off-spin. Although India rarely looked in trouble chasing a 247-run target in the last match, Dhoni said his side still needed to improve upon their performance. "There are areas we need to work on. There is a scope for improvement, but a good sign is we are not relying on any individual to win matches," said Dhoni, who led his team to a 3-2 series win on their last tour here in August 2008. "If one of our top four batsman can stay at the crease till the end it will be good for others as their spinners are good and can make it tough for new batsmen. That we have to keep in mind as a team. "I think chasing anything over 250 will be difficult if the wicket behaves like it did the last time." Sri Lanka's off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is just two wickets short of surpassing former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram's world record of 502. Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said he did not think his spinners bowled badly in the last game. "I think they bowled pretty well. It was just that we did not put enough pressure on their batsmen. India did not have to take any risks," he said. "I am also quite happy with our batting effort. We have been getting high scores in the last few games, with the top-order batsmen among runs." Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya cracked an impressive 107 in Dambulla and wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara a solid 44 at the number-three position to help them post 246-7. "We'll try to keep India under pressure and there is no other motivation than to beat a side which is doing very well," said Jayawardene. India (from): Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar. Sri Lanka (from): Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilina Kandamby, Jehan Mubarak, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Angelo Mathews. Umpires: Brian Jerling (RSA) and Gamini Silva (SRI) TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI) Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)