India v England – Only Twenty20 – Indian Players to watch out for
England has already suffered a clean sweep at the just concluded 5-match One Day International (ODI) series, but as the Twenty20 (T20) World Champions, the tourists will now look to stand tough against the Indian hosts, in a bid to defend their title when
they take on the Men in Blue in today’s one-off T20 game, scheduled to kick off at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, October 29, 2011.
However, for the Indian youth oriented side, the team will have another home-turf advantage, but for Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, the triumphant Captain will once again have to bank on his youth arsenal to pose another imposing run against the Poms.
For the matter, the English tourists will have to keep an eye out for the India’s threatening lot, built on Skipper Dhoni, followed by spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 and hard-hitting youngster, Virat Kohli.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Having already earned the Man of the Series title, Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will once again step out to deliver wonders for the Men in Blue, with his hard-hitting batting talent; which has already led his team to earn a clean sheet against the Poms during
their just concluded ODI assignment.
During the recent stint, Dhoni managed to bat 212 runs from 5 matches, including his match winning, undefeated tally of 87 runs.
For today’s bout, Dhoni will again have a vital role to play India, but surely stand out as a much cherished stump for the English bowlers.
With an imposing T20 profile to his name, Dhoni has served the Indian side in 27 fixtures, with a total of 459 runs at an average of 25.50.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s young star performer and a batting maestro in the making, Virat Kohli, is amongst the most causative players on the Indian roster, making him a potential threat for the English bowlers, primarily due to his hard-hitting skill and command over impressive
stroke playing.
During India’s just-concluded ODI series against the English visitors, Kohli managed to mark the summit as the series’ highest scoring batsman, earning an imposing bag of 270 runs, out of 5 games; including his not out performance of 112 runs during the
hosts’ second triumphant match.
As for his T20 contribution to the side, Kohli marked his first ever appearance for the national team under the format, last year, in an outing against the Rhodesians and since then the 22-year-old has played a minor stint of 5 games, with a tally of 72
runs, including his highest score of 28 runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin
25-year-old Ravichandran Ashwin has taken no time to earn his worthy place on the national team, after being one of the effective spinners for the Men in Blue, evident to which was the player’s recent contribution for India against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
As the second highest wicket taker of the competition, Ashwin earned a superb toll of 10 wickets, at an average of 20.20.
Hoping to deliver another imposing performance for the upcoming game, Ashwin will surely stand out as a real dangerman for the English batters.
Having served the national roster in just 5 T20 outings, Ashwin has earned a small total of 4 wickets but will look to add more to his bag in today’s game.
Having said the above, the competition will surely come out as a cut throat battle for the two sides, with England aiming to secure their World Champions title, while for the Indian hosts; their main aim would be to complete their whitewash against the Poms.
However, for Skipper Dhoni, there will be not much to worry about since the Captain will once again be leading his talented roster of players including youngster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815.
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