 India look to wrap up Bangladesh tour with victory
24th May 2007 16:40 IST
Agencies
India would look to brush aside the minor concern about opener Wasim Jaffer's form and finish off their Bangladesh tour with a flourish by clinching the Test series with a victory in the second and last match beginning in Mirpur on Friday.
While the unproductive first Test ended India's all-win record against Bangladesh after having won each of the three matches played before, a victory in the coming encounter would enable Dravid return home with a double triumph the Test conquest adding further lustre to the 2-0 win in the preceding ODI series.
But despite their successes in the trip so far, the Indian team management need to put their thinking cap on, as far as the opening combination is concerned after Jaffer's pair in the Chittagong Test.
There are two factors weighing in Jaffer's favour. Firstly, he is the sole specialist opener in the squad, and secondly he struck a hundred against South Africa at Cape town, India's last Test prior to Bangladesh tour.
However, if the tourists choose to keep out the Mumbai right-hander from the playing 11, then stylish left-hander Yuvraj Singh could make a comeback.
Yuvraj has the experience of having opened for India earlier, while the think tank could also consider last match centurion Sourav Ganguly for the slot.
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