http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 bats after winning the toss at Kolkata – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the third Test of the four-match series at Kolkata, and has opted to bat first on what looks like a flat batting track.
The home team has made one change from their previous playing eleven, bringing in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. On the other side of the coin, the Poms have made two
changes, replacing the out of form http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597.
The series is currently level at 1-1, with the Men in Blue desperate to beat England, especially after their last year’s whitewash at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 and company.
Dhoni’s men have a great chance of posting a massive total on the board at Kolkata, with the pitch unlikely to assist the spinners or the seamers in the first two days of the fixture. However, in order to score in excess of 500 runs
in their first Innings, the openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, have to show a lot of responsibility.
Of late, the duo has been immensely criticised for their lacklustre performances in the five-day version. The skipper however, is showing a lot of faith on his openers and feels that they will come good in the last two matches against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 and company.
“If you see http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HA-Varaiya-c1520 Pa, he just loves to go onto the field and express himself. We just want the two individuals to back the kind of game they play. It's just a matter of time. They have done well if you see the recent few games,” said
Dhoni.
The Indian captain is not too fazed after losing the Mumbai Test.
“Winning and losing games is part and parcel of what we do,” he said yesterday. “I don't think cricketers get bothered a lot if they lose a game, and they aren't really at the top of their emotions when they win a series or a game.”
Momentum is with the tourists at the moment and they would love to carry on from where they left at Mumbai.
Tags: