http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 counting on improvement in the ODIs – Cricket News Update
Disappointed to see the Test side being demolished by a rejuvenated Australia, Indian middle-order batsman, Suresh Raina is counting on changing his team’s fortunes in forthcoming ODI series Down Under.
In an another one sided affair away from home, the Men In Blue were humiliated by a 4-0 margin, on the lines of the same script which saw them capitulating against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, six months back. Back then Raina featured in the Test series but was left out after
his technique against bounce, came under scrutiny.
However, the ODI format offers redemption for the World Cup winners and the left-hander is keen to put on a good show to ensure that his side quickly recovers from unprecedented criticism.
“The one-dayers and Twenty20 games will go differently to how the Tests went. Hopefully we will give you positive results. In the World Cup we beat Australia in the quarter-final and hopefully we will do well against Australia again," said Raina.
Changes have been made to the squad which sees Test specialists such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143 and Raina, to take the added task
of improving their away form.
The team will first battle the hosts in two T20s before featuring in the triangular series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. While the Indians have been impressive in the limited over front in recent times, their successes have mainly come on their own backyard.
Their last away performance against the English side resulted on a winless note but the flamboyant middle-order batsman has stressed the importance of the series for the younger group, gearing to take considerable experience, which in turn will help them
prepare for the 2015 World Cup, staged Down Under.
“There are a lot of youngsters who have come from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754
and the same youngsters would benefit a great deal.”
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