V.V.S Laxman not worried about limited practice ahead of England tour – Cricket News Update
Indian batsman V.V.S Laxman has encouraged the Indian team to produce a brilliant overseas performance on the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 tour no matter how limited a time they had for preparations.
"Because of the hectic nature of international cricket even playing one warm-up is a luxury these days," Laxman said.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 has recently ended their Caribbean tour successfully, which included an only Twenty20, five-match One-Day International series as well as a three-match Test series.
Although, the tourists were missing many of their key players, they still earned success in all formats of the game against the Windies and maintained their top spot on the International Cricket Council’s (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) Test rankings.
"When we went to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 we didn't have a single match before the Tests. We are quite confident and we'll have good net sessions at Lord's,” added Laxman.
India is maintaining the top place in Test format for more than a year, which is one of their great achievements. In addition, the Men in Blue also retained their second spot on ICC’s ODI rankings.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men are having a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843. According to recent media reports, India may lose its top spot in Test rankings if England is able to earn
two clear match victories in the upcoming four-match npower series.
Laxman also asserted that playing international cricket, everyone has to follow the schedule and has to face challenges. However, he added that the experienced batting might of the Men in Blue is more than capable to handle the pressure.
India is expected to come back with a strong batting line-up for Englnd’s tour. They will now include their batting stars – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364.
Apart from the batting lineup, Indian bowling spearhead, Zaheer Khan’s inclusion in the squad will also add to the team’s strength.
"Any overseas tour is always a challenge and we are all very proud of how we have changed our record abroad,” said Laxman.
India’s first Test against England starts on July 21, 2011 at Lord’s.
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