http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760: Indian batsmen to watch out for in 3rd ODI
After comfortable victories in the first two One Day Internationals (ODIs), the Indian side will look to wrap up the five-match series when they take on West Indies in the 3rd encounter at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday, June
11, 2011.
While the Men in Blue are aiming to secure the series by 3-0, the Windies, on ther other hand, are in a do-or-die situation since they will have to win the game in order to stay afloat in the series.
Although, the tourists are playing the series without some big guns in the batting department, they have produced reasonably fine performance so far on the tour. The rock-solid Indian batting line-up contains http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 and Subramaniam
Badrinath.
Suresh Raina
Raina is a talented young cricketer who can win the game single-handedly with his stunning work with the bat. The classy left-hander played a pivotal role in Chennai Super Kings (CSK)’s title-winning triumph in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League
(IPL), scoring 438 runs at an outstanding scoring rate of 134.76.
Raina is an attacking and brutal stroke-maker who has been demonstrating a good show so far in the series. The fans will be hoping to see him fire in the crucial 3rd ODI. In his 117 ODIs, Raina has collected 2782 runs at a fine average of 36.12.
Virat Kohli
Kohli scored a marvellous innings of 81 in the last game and led his side to a convincing seven-wicket win. He has a rock-solid batting technique with an impressive temperament. With a combination of sensibility and responsibility, Kohli has developed himself
into one of the best batsmen in India’s star-stuttered batting line-up.
Kohli has a huge experience of domestic cricket which helps him perform well in every format of the game. The right-hander has the ability to rotate the strike by nudging the ball around plus go for big hits according to the situation. The stylish batsman
reached his 2000-mark in the last ODI and so far in his career, he has served India in 56 ODI, piling up 2037 runs at an average of 44.28
Rohit Sharma
Sharma is a blistering middle-order batman who can smash the ball for mighty sixes. Although, the Indian batsman has the ability to hit the ball all around the wicket, his favourite area is towards leg side. He gives the bowlers no chance to settle down
against him as he loves to attack from the very first ball.
A powerful man with a knack of taking responsibility, Sharma can adopt steady approach as per team’s requirement. In his 63 ODIs, the 24-year-old batsman has gathered 1323 runs at an average of 28.76. He has enjoying good form these days as he smashed a
brilliant unbeaten innings of 68 in the first ODI.
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Although, Badrinath has spent 30 years of life, he still has the energy of performing tremendously with the bat in fast-paced limited-over cricket. The Chennai-born competitor will be a key player in the 3rd as he is in touch these days.
Badrinath stormed into the national side in the lieu of his fabulous performance in the IPL. He has been impressive in Twenty20 cricket but is yet to make an impression in 50-over format. The Indians will be relying heavily on Badrinath in the middle-order
as he is their main batting spearhead. In his 5 One-Day games, the right-hander holds an average of 18.66.
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