Dhoni rules out three-spinner strategy for first Test – Cricket News Update
Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 Stadium pitch, here in Ahmedabad from November 15 to 19.
England batsmen have notoriously struggled against spinners on the turning sub-continental tracks. But Dhoni is no mood to stuff his attack with slow bowlers to exploit the visitors' weakness, and will instead http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to his famous “horses for courses” policy, come the series opener on Thursday.
While speaking to media reporters on the eve of the much-awaited clash against the Poms, the Ranchi wicketkeeper batsman said that they have not yet decided on their playing XI for tomorrow’s match, and will do that only after seeing the wicket.
“Maybe, if we get a wicket like the one at Kanpur against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 (in 2008), we’ll go in with four spinners,” said Dhoni at the customary pre-match media conference. “What we need to see is that if we get a wicket like that the fast bowlers also get a bit of reverse swing. It’s always advisable to have a bowling attack to have people for different scenarios,” he added further.
Playing two frontline spinners would mean senior off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198. It is pertinent to mention here that Bhajji, a veteran of 98 Tests, was last month recalled into the Test side after more than a year on the sidelines.
Dhoni also confirmed that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashok-Dinda-c1098 being called up as Sharma’s reinforcement, the Indian skipper said that it was just a precautionary move.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625 missed the final practice session today. Explaining the duo’s absence, Dhoni said that it was part of their plan as they wanted to give the two pacers some rest.
“That’s our plan. We had longish sessions in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 when we were there (from November 9—11) and over the last two days here. (These were) long sessions for them. We said it would be good to give them rest (today),” the home skipper concluded.
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