http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 hints at playing two spinners in Adelaide – Cricket News Update
The stand-in captain for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, for the fourth and final Test match, Virender Sehwag, has hinted that India could play two spinners in the match. The tourists have lost the first three Test matches, and would be looking to regain some pride in the last match.
However, the swashbuckling opener did say that they would not finalize the playing XI until just before the start of the game on Tuesday morning.
The fourth and final Test of the four match series begins at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday January 24, 2012 and given the spin friendly nature of the Adelaide wicket the tourists are mulling over playing both http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228.
Speaking to the media reporters ahead of the Adelaide Test, Sehwag said that they would field their best side at Adelaide and try their ultimate best to win a match before going into the one day leg of the tour.
"We have decided our best 12 for tomorrow. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 is serving the ban, so R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha are in,” said the stand in Indian skipper in an interview to NDTV.
“We will take a look at the wicket tomorrow and decide if we want to play two spinners," he added further.
Sehwag will lead the side at Adelaide as regular skipper MS Dhoni will be serving a one Test ban, which he was handed by match referee for the slow over rate during the Perth Test.
Asked if leading the side would add to the pressure, the Delhi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Anthony-Hibbert-c81005 said that he would take it as an opportunity. He further added that he has led the side on a few occasions in the past, and it is always an honour for him. Sehwag also dismissed talks
of being under pressure because of the poor performance of the team in the series so far.
The 33-year-old right-handed batsman, who has played 95 Tests and 240 One Day Internationals to date, termed Adelaide as one of his favourite grounds and hoped the team would do well at Adelaide
"We are focusing on this Test. Adelaide is one of the favorite grounds here. We won a Test match in 2003-04. I had scored a century here on the last tour in 2008 and hopefully do well tomorrow," the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 dasher said.
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