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If Raina plays' date=' he will be bounced out by Broad and company..[/quote'] What surprises me is the timing of this "injury". And only cricketnext has the news of this injury. Surprising.
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He was hit by a beamer and then cam back to continue batting in nets. Nothing to worry about. BTW England would be wary of even a half fit Yuvi after he hit a 100 despite having a problem in his back during that 2008 series.

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Wow ! I simply LOVE Sreesanth... what a SMART boy he is... simply injure 3-4 Indians and he will find a place in the Team. Now, he should aim his next ball between Dhoni's legs:giggle:. Hmmm... we'll need a new Captain too... Sreesanth anyone :haha:

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Wow ! I simply LOVE Sreesanth... what a SMART boy he is... simply injure 3-4 Indians and he will find a place in the Team. Now, he should aim his next ball between Dhoni's legs:giggle:. Hmmm... we'll need a new Captain too... Sreesanth anyone :haha:
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Now Sehwag suffers minor rib injury at training today More... Sehwag survives injury scare at team practice ITGD Bureau | Bangalore, February 25, 2011 | Updated 14:59 IST sehwag-injury-398_022511030847.jpgVirender Sehwag (center) shares a joke with Sachin Tendulkar (right) and coach Gary Kirsten even as he applies ice Virender Sehwag survived an injury scare after being hit on the ribs during the team's practice in Bangalore on Friday. But, according to a BCCI release he is currently under medication and is expected to be fit for Sunday's match against England. Sehwag had scored an impressive 175 against Bangladesh in the World Cup's opening match in Dhaka on February 19. Sehwag was one of the first to take strike at the nets at the National Cricket Academy, but his batting session was cut short when a rising delivery from a local fast bowler hit him on the left rib cage. He was taken to the dressing room immediately but fortunately for India, nothing serious was found. Later, he went to the gymnasium and even joined the team during training. Team Manager Ranjib Biswal spoke to media and cleared the air about Sehwag's injury. "He is fit to play. There was no need to even go for scans," said Biswal. Before the batting and bowling session, the Indian cricketers played football for about 45 minutes. Later, the batsmen practised with plastic balls and also had a catching practice session.

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Thursday's training session and likely game plan for Sunday More... Sree hurls a ‘beamer’, close shave for Yuvraj LOKENDRA PRATAP SAHI Bangalore: Yuvraj Singh just about escaped a possible major injury when a ‘beamer’ from Sreesanth struck his left hand during Thursday’s practice session at the National Cricket Academy here. “Main bach gaya, aur kya. Boy, I was lucky,†Yuvraj, who has off and on been getting injured for over four years now, told The Telegraph on returning to the Royal Gardenia. Sreesanth did promptly apologise, but Yuvraj wasn’t too impressed. Understandably so. Later, he regained composure and resumed batting. The ‘beamer’, clearly, was the sole talking point at Team India’s extended session in the lead-up to Sunday’s marquee match, against England. “We’ve had some good sessions and I’m happy with the way the players have been gearing up,†coach Gary Kirsten said, speaking exclusively. He didn’t comment on England. “I’m focusing on my team... I did watch England’s opening match (against The Netherlands), but don’t want to discuss the opposition.†Asked if Ashish Nehra was fit, Kirsten replied: “He’s getting there... We’ll give him a couple of more days.†Vice-captain Virender Sehwag, who’d been in discomfort in Dhaka, looked to be absolutely fine. Incidentally, till late in the evening, there was nothing to suggest that he would finally sport a number on his shirt. “Let the International Cricket Council (ICC) place its views on the number-issue in writing, then we’ll see,†somebody associated with Team India pointed out. Kirsten was mum on the likely XI, but a well-placed source insisted that leg-spinner Piyush Chawla would play in place of Sreesanth.Apparently, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kirsten are inclined to field a 2-2 attack, with Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel keeping their places. It may, of course, be back to 3-1 if there’s rain in the air and conditions overcast on Sunday. It rained for a while early in the evening and rain has also been forecast for Friday. Meanwhile, fans (many of whom had spent the night on the pavement off the Chinnaswamy) were lathicharged in the morning when a limited number of tickets — 7,000 — went on sale for the public. Such a ridiculously low figure was bound to cause unrest. Indeed, there was pandemonium and, hours later, one still saw broken barricades and hundreds of sandals and chappals strewn all over. Many, it’s gathered, received injuries. “Look, for a match of this nature, even if you double or triple the number of tickets for the public, it won’t be enough... But all is not lost, as tickets which get returned by the ICC, would be on sale online,†explained Jawagal Srinath, the Karnataka State Cricket Association secretary. Fans who’d bought tickets for the original venue, Calcutta, were given the option of either transferring them to Bangalore or taking a refund. More... Sehwag scintillates K. C. Vijaya Kumar Virender Sehwag was a regal sight as the Indian team trained at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Sehwag, who thumped a match-winning 175 in the World Cup's opening tie against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Saturday, had skipped nets for two days leading to queries about a probable injury. All speculation was finally laid to rest on Thursday as Sehwag participated in the fielding drills and then wielded the bat in the only way he knows, with unbridled aggression. Squaring up to the spinners on the centre-wicket, Sehwag picked his spots over long-on and mid-wicket and also essayed the inside-out lofted drive over cover. Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla and R. Ashwin all provided fodder though at times Sehwag crouched low and indulged in the exaggerated forward-defensive prod. Just across the net, Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath, now busy with their roles as the Karnataka State Cricket Association president and secretary respectively, watched the action besides having a chat with a few players like S. Sreesanth and Ashish Nehra. Rahul Dravid, who led India in the 2007 World Cup, too stepped in and bonded with the players. Sehwag kept whacking the ball and skipper M.S. Dhoni remained a close-witness behind the stumps. Later he moved to the KSCA (B) Ground and had another stint. Ashish Nehra, who is recovering from a back-spasm, bowled from a short run-up while everyone trained hard in the lead-up to Sunday's game against England. As the players wound down their practice, a minor scare occurred when S. Sreesanth inadvertently bowled a beamer at Yuvraj Singh. The stunned southpaw tried to take evasive action and was struck on the wrist. Yuvraj moved away and later all was well as he and an apologetic Sreesanth had a chat. The England team meanwhile opted for rest and cancelled its afternoon training schedule.

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Just now heard Ravi saying that Sehwag's shoulder looks okay and he will bowl. Not even might. He will he said. Shastri seems to be pretty close to the team. I remember couple of years back during tour to Bangladesh' date= he became an acting coach/manager too. I think it's fair to agree to his words than someone else like Gavaskar. I hope Sehwag bowls though. I think after Bhajji, he is certainly our best spinner in the team.
The Bangladeshi fans still hate him from that tour.:haha:
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Andrew Miller on twitter: miller_cricket Andrew Miller Gosh, it's a bit damp at the Chinnaswamy. The pitch is underwater! A bit of extra life for Broad's short balls v Sehwag? #cwc2011 Anyone from Bangalore here? How is the weather there? Is the pitch supposed to dry up completely in one day or are we going to have a slow, seaming pitch where the odd ball might grip the surface. It'll be terrible for batsmen then!

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Rained 2 days back here in Bangalore , heavily for atleast 2-3 hours.Even now also chance of rain in some parts of city.Dont know about the pitch conditions.

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