India v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 2011: 3rd ODI at Oval – Indian batsmen to watch out for
After a convenient seven-wicket triumph in the second One Day International (ODI) of the ongoing five-match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, England is all set to crush the World Champions in the third game, scheduled to be held at the Oval on Friday, September 9,
2011.
The Poms will definitely enter to the game as the favourite side and a victory will save them from the series defeat since the first game was abandoned due to rain. On the other hand, the Men in Blue are waiting for some miracle to get back on the winning
ways.
In order to win the series, the tourists will have to produce good result in the third ODI. Despite the fact that the injuries of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 have dented the confident of Indian batting line-up, there
are still some talented and world-class players who can hammer the strong English bowling attack.
India’s batting department consists of many potential players but Parthiv Patel, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 will be India’s most reliable batsmen in the epic encounter.
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Patel is in fabulous touch these days, as he collected 95 and 28 runs in the first and second ODI respectively. He is an attacking left-handed opening batsman who can hammer even the best in the business.
His confidence to play natural cricket even in the dire circumstances helps him do well at the critical matches. Patel will come out to the middle with an aim to start the show with a band and set a solid platform for the rest of the batsmen to have a go.
Although, the Indians lost the previous game, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 did a marvellous job so far in the series in the absence of the blistering opener, Virender Sehwag. While he is yet to make his first century in the ODIs, he has collected 560 runs in 25 matches at an average
of 29.47.
Rahul Dravid
Dravid made his comeback into the limited-over after a long span of time. Yet, his excellent batting in the recent Twenty20 clash did not make anybody realise that he stayed away from the shortest version of the game for almost two years.
He has rock-solid batting technique plus strong temperament to do well in every version of the game. Having a knack of playing an anchor role in the innings, the veteran batsman will be India’s key player in the third clash.
Although, the Oval wicket is expected to help new-ball bowlers, Dravid has the ability to play the ball late which helps him to play well against the swing. In 341 ODIs, the 38-year-old batsman has amassed 10799 runs at an average of 39.26.
Virat Kohli
Kohli missed the Test series but he is well prepared to unleash his batting talent in the one-dayers. The young batsman hit a fantastic fifty in the first ODI but failed to do the damage in the next contest, losing his wicket after scoring just nine runs.
In the absence of Tendulkar and Yuvraj, Kohli will have to take the responsibility in the middle-order to lift his side to glory in the make-or-break situation. He has played in 61 games, gathering 2217 runs at an average of 43.47.
Although, Patel, Dravid and Kohli will definitely be the batsmen to watch out for, there are some other competitors in the Indian setup, who can emerge as the hero in the crucial battle.
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