India likely to experiment with playing-11 against England – Cricket News Update
Having qualified for the Super 8 stage of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, the Indian captain, has hinted at making some changes in the playing-11 for today’s fixture against England at Colombo.
The Men in Blue defeated Afghanistan in their opening game but looked shaky at times, especially with the ball, which has been their weak point over the last couple of years.
The team management is facing criticism from some former cricketers, who believe that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 should go with five specialist bowlers but Dhoni continues to persist with four because he wants extra cushion in the batting department.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 in their opening match of the tournament.
Dhoni understands that England pose a huge challenge for the Men in Blue but he wants to give opportunities to some members of the squad before the Super 8s.
"We are looking to make a few changes to our playing X1 so that most of the players get at least one game before going into the next stage. Later on if we are looking to play with the fifth bowler we will be able to play the fifth
bowler who suits the conditions the best," he said.
The cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lakshmipathy-Balaji-c72130, who looked off colour in the first encounter.
Dhoni mentioned, "It may happen in this game but see how it goes in the coming game and then we will be in a better position to decide in the next stage whether we have to play with five bowlers or we can manage with four."
India are rated among the favourites to clinch the trophy because of an extra-ordinary batting line-up, which consists of a number of players, who can single-handedly change the course of a game. However, Dhoni’s men must enhance their game with the ball,
if they have any chance of competing against the best in the business.
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