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NEWS India-Australia-West Indies Tri-Series> Don't plan for just one player, Ponting tells teammates 15th Sept 2006  22.00 IST By Agencies   Australian captain Ricky Thomas Ponting today cautioned his teammates not to make the mistake of putting up a plan for Sachin Tendulkar alone as India have a number of match winners now. Ponting also reminded players that India were better prepared to handle the world champions as their coach Greg Chappell had a good idea about Australian strategies. "Now they (India) have got Sachin back at the top of the order and it probably helps the team bounce up a little bit as well. He is a great player. But there are others also," Ponting said on the eve of the tri-series match against India in Kuala Lumpur. "We got away with a good win the other night, I expect some improvement. The team should shape up as a good one," he said. Australia defeated the West Indies by 78 runs after the Caribbeans suffered a middle order collapse, while chasing a competitive 279/9 on Tuesday. It would be the first game that India will be playing against the three-time World Champions since Chappell, a former Australian captain, took over as coach. "Greg will know about our game reasonably well. So he would have a fair bit of knowledge to pass to the Indians about us," Ponting said. "There is no doubt he would have brought a fair bit to the Indian team and probably a fair bit of knowledge about some of us as well so it all adds up to a pretty good contest tomorrow." Asked if India would be under pressure after losing last night's game, he said it is a fairly short series. "So it's a game they probably have to win tomorrow." Also View In-Depth Coverage: India-Australia-West Indies Tri-Series Team Page: India Team Page: Australia

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