 India to launch Twenty20 World Cup campaign against Scotland
12th Sep 2007 23:02 IST
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"We are playing the second World Cup in this year but what happened in the West Indies is history. This is a fresh start and I want my team to enjoy the game," captain Dhoni said.
Having arrived just 48 hours back from a long tour of Ireland and England, the Indians have had little time to get their strategy in place. And yet, their biggest headache remains in picking their best eleven.
"The good thing about this team is that 12 of our 15 players can bat and bowl. That gives us lots of options. We have a young and determined side and we are fortunate enough to have 3-4 good finishers in the team," Dhoni said.
For, when you have seniors like Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar and Dinesh Karthik competing for spots in the first eleven against the likes of Piyush Chawla, S Sreesanth and Yusuf Pathan respectively, it is not easy to make your pick.
However, among the certainties, Sehwag should be opening with Robin Uthappa, with Yuvraj Singh coming in at number three or four – if the team sticks to Gautam Gambhir at number three. Dhoni himself can be in at number five, or even higher, depending upon the situation.
Among others, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan and Joginder Sharma can be useful all-rounders. While picking their bowlers, the Indians will do well to make sure they do not have a suspect tail. For flexibility will the buzzword and everyone needs to stand up and be counted. |
