http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820 anticipates a tough clash with West Indies in 1st Test at Kingston – Cricket News Update
The stage is set for the first Test between the two cricketing giants, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and West Indies, at Kingston, starting today, June 20, 2011.
Referring to the two consecutive Caribbean victories in the last two One Day Internationals of the ODI series, the Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, made it clear that the tourists will not take the Windies as a weak opposition.
Dhoni, who missed the ODI series due to fatigue, took the charge back from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vangipurappu-Venkata-Sai-Laxman-c94905.
The Men in Blue are leading the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) Test ranking while the Caribbean Kings are languishing at the seventh position in the chart.
However, the Indian skipper is not ready to take the hosts for granted since he believes that the Windies will have a huge advantage of playing at home.
Warning his teammates against the strong Caribbean bowling line-up, Dhoni said, "http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 have a good bowling attack. They have bowlers who can bowl fast and if they can bowl at the right areas, they can cause problems for the batsmen."
While the Indian side lost their key bowlers such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fidel-Henderson-Edwards-c57010.
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Rampaul-c2233 will also be available to show their skills on a grassy track at Sabina Park.
The two teams have already faced each other in 82 five-day matches and the home side is leading the head-to-head contests by 30-11.
Yet, the Indian skipper is hopeful that his batsmen will come up with great performances against a dangerous Caribbean bowling department.
"You have to negotiate good bowlers and balls, and as a batsman you need to push the bowlers to bowl into your zone. It will be a good competition for our batsmen. I think the wicket here will be different from the first three one-dayers, where the ball
turned a lot," added the cool Indian skipper.
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