http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – 1st ODI – Indian Bowlers to Watch Out
After inflicting a 2-0 Test series defeat, the Men In Blue gear to take on the Windies in the shorter format of the game with the first match being played at Cuttack today November 29, 2011.
The momentum firmly remains with the hosts, which again showed that they are a tough side to beat especially on their home ground. The selectors have finally realized to give http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 a much needed break and despite him being the instigator of
a thumping clean sweep to the English recently, they have enough in their think tank to endure a similar fate to the Caribbean outfit.
The main weapon remains spin as the Poms found it difficult to deal with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238 on tracks offering considerable turn. Bettor hence, picks a few probables capable to toppling the Windies line up.
Ravichandran Ashwin
The meteoric rise of Ashwin has been welcome news for the Indians, especially after loss of form suffered by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, who has been axed for a little longer than even he expected. A tall off-spinner with different range of varieties, the 25-year-old
has easily made himself prominent with his no nonsense approach.
A humble personality, his debut Test series was another testament to his rise, where he bamboozled the Windies line up to emerge with the Player of the Series award. Also having the added ability to hang around with the bat, he has become highly reliable
campaigner in the lower order. He will now simply look to continue his good form and make a swift transition to the 50-over format.
Ravindra Jadeja
A highly capable player, Jadeja proved his mettle in the recently concluded series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 where a string of all-round performances helped him to earn great reviews from his coach and skipper. Also he made full use of the turning tracks, enabling
him to cement a regular place in the side.
With injury to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, he has ably filled in the role of a bowling all-rounder, who can be easily relied upon. Another good series will indeed help him to book his place in the ODI team for Down Under - a series which is on everyone’s mind.
Vinay Kumar
It is hard reality but the Indians still rely highly on their spinners to share most of the burden it terms of providing regular breakthroughs. With Dhoni himself admitting that he wants tracks in his home country to turn from the first day, it gives a fair
reflection that the seamers still are not their main weapon.
Nonetheless, the last ODI series helped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143 out of the first three ODIs, Vinay now finds himself as the leader of the pace attack. His main work will be to ensure that
he provides a reasonable enough platform upfront, which can be capitalized by the spinners.
With only 11 ODIs under his belt, it is still a learning curve for the 27-year-old and a good showing will help his confidence a world of good.
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For the stand in captain, it could be series where he will also need to bowl on spinner friendly pitches. His off breaks might come in handy in the middle stages; however, he for one will be focused on providing much needed contributions with the bat.
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