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The win in the last Test at Colombo will give India a lot of confidence going into the tri-series, which they have dominated in recent times. Sourav Ganguly writes. More... Young talent to get lifetime opportunity in tri-series Sourav Ganguly August 09, 2010 The win in the last Test at Colombo will give India a lot of confidence going into the tri-series, which they have dominated in recent times. Like the other two teams, India have a lot of young faces. It will be a great opportunity for them to put up a case for themselves before the World Cup. A lot of the senior guys like Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan will not be part of the squad and the young guys will get an opportunity of a lifetime. MS Dhoni will be absolutely delighted to have Sehwag back, as the Delhi player will provide a lot of firepower at the top of the order. He has been in terrific form with the bat and ball. The series will provide an opportunity for Yuvraj Singh to showcase his talent and he will be a hungry person, which will be good news for the team. The middle-order batting will revolve around Yuvraj, Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma. For Rohit, it will be another chance to showcase his talent. The selectors will be closely monitoring the performance of Ishant Sharma and Abhimanyu Mithun. Mithun's batting ability will also be under test if he can get useful runs like he got in the Tests. He can start filling up the all-rounder's slot, which the team is looking for. Ishant will be coming back into the team after some time and his form and performance will be crucial, because if he can bowl well in one-day internationals, India will have sorted their bowling problems to an extent. Looking back at India's performance in the last few months, the team will definitely start favourites in the tournament.

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[Andy]

Ganguly: Bowling needs improvement Ganguly said the Indian fast bowling needs a lot of catching up to do before WC and the former captain put the onus on bowling coach Eric Simmons to motivate the youngsters in absence of the experienced Zaheer Khan.

The Indian pacers lacked penetration especially in the first test that led coach Gary Kirsten to admit that finding the ideal fast bowling unit for World Cup was proving to be a challenge. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a promotional event on Sunday, Ganguly said, "It is the duty of the bowling coach to bring the best out of the young Indian pace battery." "Yes, bowling needs to improve. It's the job of the bowling coach to keep the bowlers motivated, they need to be shown the way. I am sure they will improve with time," the southpaw said. An ankle injury has ruled Ishant Sharma out of the ongoing first ODI of the tri-series while shoulder injury has forced Zaheer out of the tour before the start of the first Test as India have been grappling with a lot of problems in the pace department. Ganguly however said their batting is world class and they are the favourites in the ongoing Tri-series involving Sri Lanka and New Zealand. "India are the certain favourites. We are quite a good one-day side. I am sure they will make it to the final." "We are a great batting side in the world cricket at the moment with cricketers like Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and most importantly Virender Sehwag. He can destroy any attack on a given day," Ganguly said about the Test batting line-up. The 38-year-old further said Suresh Raina is nicely shaping up in the Test mould of things and is fitting into the slot left vacant after he called it quits. "Raina has played well in the Test series. I hope he will cement his place," Ganguly replied when asked whether Raina is fitting into the slot left vacant by him.

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[Andy]

Says who loves to include Pissant and Sir Aggy in his team.:giggle:

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Consistently inconsistent: Youth need to get their act together - Anil Kumble In just under six months from now, February 2011, we’ll be celebrating the start of the World Cup here at home. Our carnival of cricket is going to be a time of high tension, of flaring passions and seesawing emotions. More... Consistently inconsistent: Youth need to get their act together Anil Kumble, Hindustan Times August 25, 2010 In just under six months from now, February 2011, we’ll be celebrating the start of the World Cup here at home. Our carnival of cricket is going to be a time of high tension, of flaring passions and seesawing emotions. For the men who finally make up the 15 who will bear India’s hopes, it will also be a time of unending, nerve-wracking pressure. What will make a difference to them, and, by extension, to all of us who watch and hope and pray for them from the outside, will be how these players, young and not so young, cope with pressure. This and the consistency that coping well brings, will depend on how prepared they are, physically and mentally, to handle whatever comes their way —on and off the field. On current evidence however, there’s some way to go before some of the younger ones get their act right, especially in the consistency department. Frankly, they need to step up. For instance, take Suresh Raina. He’s been fantastic in the Lanka Tests but not quite the same in the ODIs, where the conditions have changed quite dramatically. I think in his case, the crux of the problem was in his approach to the ODIs soon after playing the Test series. We shouldn’t forget here that Raina, despite playing 100 ODIs in a relatively short time span, hadn’t played a Test before this. While successfully handling both formats back to back will probably come with experience, he’ll have to learn to take a Test mindset into the ODIs, at least during the initial minutes in the middle. He’ll have to take his time, settle in first and then play his shots. Again, it’s time for all the other youngsters with considerable international exposure, the Karthiks and Kohlis, the Rohit Sharmas, to get themselves in gear mentally. Apart from Gautam Gambhir, no one’s really been consistent from amongst the newer crop. As a result, there’s been an over-dependence on the senior lot — even in Lanka, the game we won was because of Sehwag. From about six to eight months ahead of the 2003 World Cup — and I’m taking that example because we did well in 2003, unlike in 2007 — was a kind of coming of age for the youngsters we had then. People like Zaheer, Harbhajan, Yuvraj, Sehwag and Kaif all stepped up. Most of them became the foundation of a team that went from strength to strength on the field and in their minds, individually and as a unit. For the next 15 games or so, that is what the core of India’s tomorrow will have to do. They have to get to know their own games. This doesn’t mean get to know how to play in a Test, ODI or T20 format, but how to prepare mentally, to know ‘this is what I need to do to be at my best’. That is something they need to understand quickly. As for today’s game, well, whenever India are in a must-win situation, they’ve always regrouped and come back strongly. They need to remember that this situation is nothing new. They can cope.

[Sachinism]

This team has no chance in the WC Unbelievably inconsistent in performances and heavily reliant on a few individuals. Even if they make it to the knock out stages, it just takes one off day and its over. BCCI need to ensure they do everything so all key players are fit for the WC. These youngsters have got a ridiculous amount of games to cement a place and yet none of them have.

[Desi Cartman]

We do, but for that jaddu needs to get injured/dropped

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[Sooda]

Jadeja gets so much flak, but he is a pretty economical 5th bowler. He cant bat much, yes. In anycase todays farce has little to do with him and much more to do with top order frailities. Dissapointed that Virat hasnt really come alive this series. Munaf still has to bowl

[Holysmoke]

Well then, lets hope that the current team doesn't play the WC. Sachdan as captured my thoughts quite well. :--D

[Sachinism]

Dan thats part of the problem, we're too reliant on certain players. If those players fail to deliver at key moments, the others will just fall. Look at the amount of games some of these guys have played and they're still absolutely clueless.

[Zelig]

Munaf still has to bowl

Paaji, MP has to bat before that

[Gunner_Mania]

and you are spending thousands of pounds going there to see them.

[jusarrived]

its good we are struggling now , with still some time left for the WC..unlike last time , peaking too early . There are some minor changes we need to make , otherwise we are fine ..its unlikely all our batsmen will be out of form for another 6 months .

[Jersey #10]

A n00b team + SRT = World Class team We are covered by SRT protection for WC...

[Gunner_Mania]

A n00b team + SRT = World Class Indian team We are covered by SRT protection for WC...

Too much dependence on him..Too much.

[Roshanrocks]

SRT + Sehwhack

[Jadoo]

Yeah without SRT and Sehwag, this team is an embarrassment to call a professional cricket team.