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 The middle order is due for a big score: Kumble
7th Aug 2008 23:01 IST
Agencies
As India's middle order has been a cause of concern for their below-par show in the first two matches, Indian captain Anil Kumble today admitted it was a time for the batsmen to fire on all cylinders in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka beginning in Colombo tomorrow.
"Coach Gary Kirsten will be missed but we have enough players to get going. We are under control of the situation. We have done everything to comeback in the Test match. It is a great feeling that we won a match without the help of the middle order. The middle order is due for a big score," he told reporters in the pre-match press conference.
Kumble said it would be important to get good partnerships in both bowling and batting if India had to win the last Test match.
"Partnerships are important for batting or bowling. In the batting, openers Virender Sehwag got a double century and Gautam Gambhir played a crucial part in the last match," Kumble said.
"In the bowling department, Ishant Sharma and Harbhajan Singh bowled well, so there were partnerships, cricket is all about partnership," he said.
While his spin partner Harbhajan has been consistently taking wickets, Kumble has not been that lucky but the lanky spinner said he was happy with his form and hoped for a better performance in the next match.
"I am happy with my form, hopefully I will deliver with some good spells in tomorrow's match. It will be great to win this match here. The wicket is hard," Kumble said.
Kumble added that wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel will replace butterfingered Dinesh Karthik in the Test.
Parthiv, who played his last international match against Australia in the 2004 Nagpur Test will make a comeback in the team following Karthik's disappointing stint in the last two Test matches.
"Parthiv Patel comes in place of Dinesh Karthik," Kumble said. |
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