India vs. Pakistan: India win the toss and opt to bat
Asian cricketing giants, India and Pakistan are all set to start the much-awaited World Cup semi-final in Mohali. Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820 has won the toss and opted to bat first on an apparently batting friendly Mohali strip.
The co-hosts have left out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravichandran-Ashwin-c84208 calling in the experienced pace bowler Ashish Nehra. While talking about the replacement, the Indian skipper said that he wanted to have more options in his bowling department to work with.
When asked whether it would be the biggest game of his life, Dhoni said that it is difficult to say because he hardly remembers how he felt before the previous crunch games. The Ranchi boy said that putting runs on the board would be their prime objective.
The Pakistan skipper however said that today’s match is his biggest game as the captain of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket team. The Cornered Tigers are playing an unchanged squad which means cricket fans would dearly miss the aggressive speedster
Shoaib Akhtar.
The Mohali strip is anticipated to be a flat batting wicket on which even a 300 plus total would be challenging to defend. Dew is also expected to play its role under the lights favoring the bowling side. It’s a glimmering sun shining on Mohali and partly
cloudy skies do not look threatening as such.
Teams:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Nehra-c46293, Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel.
Pakistan (playing XI): http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah ul Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz and Saeed Ajmal
The winner of today’s clash of titans would meet tournament co-hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 on Saturday.
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