http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 vs West Indies: 5th ODI - Match Preview
India and West Indies are all set to face off in the inconsequential fifth and final ODI of the five-match series to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on Sunday, December 11, 2011.
India have already sealed the series in their name with an unassailable 3-1 lead and the match does not hold a much significance for them but it would provide them one last chance to Test their bench strength with injuries once again trying to spoil their
crucial tour down under.
Spearhead pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Varun-Aaron-c2744 means Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun will comprise the pace attack of the former world number one Test side.
For West Indies it would be one last chance to regain some pride after being thrashed by the Virender Sehwag-led India side for a 153-run defeat at Indore. The young Caribbean side under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 has been consistently showing some fight against a formidable
Indian side in both the Test and One Day series so far, except for the Indore game.
The Windies must be eager to prove they are good enough to bounce back after the 153-run crushing and finish the series 3-2.
With an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series, the hosts could experiment with their line-up in Sunday’s dead rubber against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. The fast bowling all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who has not made an Indian squad since June 2009, is likely to get a chance
in the last One Day International of the series.
Since pacers Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun are both planned to tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 later this month, Indian selectors would be keen to give them a chance to practice ahead of the crucial tour. So if the home selectors decided to play Pathan this Sunday, all-rounder
Ravindra Jadeja will most likely make way for him.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-Sharma-c83352, who was the leading wicket taker for India at Indore, is hopeful the MA Chidambaram wicket will assist his bowling.
"I have been interacting with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Frederick-Sykes-c65697 Simmons [the India bowling coach] regarding variations and that has helped me a lot,” said Sharma while talking to the media reporters ahead of the dead rubber. “I am also learning a lot while playing
alongside Ashwin. It looks like a turning track. I would definitely like to do well again and ensure a 4-1 series victory for us," he added further.
Coming to the West Indies camp, their star performer of the tour, Darren Bravo, will most probably make the sidelines in the 5th ODI as well as he has still not completely recovered from the hamstring injury. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danza-Pacino-Hyatt-c52396, who has scored just 62
runs from four innings in the series, will surely be replaced with Adrian Barath.
Squads:
India (probable): 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mithun-c41242, 11 Rahul
Sharma
West Indies (probable): 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-Martin-c45051, 11
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