LIVE – India v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 1st ODI – Toss Report
India is all set to pay its dues against the English tourists, as both the contenders stand daggers drawn for the opening One Day International (ODI) bout, set to kick off today, October 14, 2011, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792.
Indian Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, has won the toss and will be batting first, hoping to make use of the team’s home-turf conditions at Hyderabad.
As for England, Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 will be leading a youth-oriented squad, which had been quite effective in England as well as on the recent tour match against the Hyderabad Cricket Association XI; which was faced by a mammoth chase worth 368 runs at the hands of the able English batting arsenal.
On the other hand, the Indian hosts, who will once again step out without a major lot of senior players, have a potent opportunity to strike back at the Poms on their own home ground, after suffering a clean sweep across all formats, during their last series in England.
Opting to bat first, Skipper Dhoni will hope for his top order to aggregate a competitive chase for the opponent, and will be resting his reliance on opening batters, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539, to retain some lasting innings – all of which would assist the Men in Blue to exhibit an imposing bout against the English.
However, if http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravindra-c84236 Jadeja might be faced with a big challenge in order to stabilise and stall the team’s innings till the death overs.
As for England, the tourists will aim to retain their might over the Indians, but for the side to earn an accessible chase, much will be relied upon the team’s new ball bowlers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566, to restrict the batting side in the early overs.
At the same time, other bowlers on the English roster, including one-off spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426, will have to make sure to complement the pacers.
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