Raina happy with his part-timers’ performance – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820, saying the part-time spinners bowled well to contain the opposition in the first two sessions on day two.
"We bowled really well, (Ashok) Dinda, myself and Yuvraj (Singh). Me and Yuvraj bowled 40 overs and got two and one wickets. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manoj-Tiwary-c1890 also bowled well," said Raina while speaking to media reporters after stumps on Wednesday.
The home side is without a front-line spinner in the three-day warm-up match against the England XI, underway here at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai since Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Both Yuvraj and Raina bowled 16 overs apiece, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashok-Dinda-c1098 was the only Indian pacer to return successful, claiming opener Nick Compton’s wicket for a third-ball duck.
Though the part-timers managed to cause some early havoc to the visiting batting line-up, they failed to put a halt to the blitz of skipper Alastair Cook (112 not out) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426 (82 not out), as the duo got a crucial, unbeaten stand of 153 runs for the fifth wicket to take the side to 286 for 4 at stumps on the second day, in reply to India A's first innings’ total of 369.
Raina, the 25-year-old left-handed middle-order batsman, also had a word of praise for the English skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026, who provided his side with a steady start, striking a dazzling century on Wednesday.
"He (Cook) is looking solid. He will definitely score a lot of runs this season. He has been batting really well since last two, two-and-a-half years. I wish him luck. Hopefully, he will not do well against India," said Raina, who is vying with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 for the number six slot in Test side if India.
The home skipper also rubbished the common perspective that the English players would struggle on the spin-friendly Indian tracks saying, "All England players know to play spin because of IPL."
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