http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – Cricket News Update
India’s stand-in skipper, Virender Sehwag, is confident about his young team’s ability to achieve good results in the imminent ODI series against West Indies, insisting that the young lads are well capable of thrashing the tourists.
Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, but the captain sees omission of the seniors as a great opportunity for new faces to show their potential at the big stage.
The regular skipper, Dhoni, and the legendary batsman Tendulkar, have been given rest while Yuvraj is out of the series due to his health issues. The exclusion of the pace spearhead, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143, from the opening game is another huge setback for the home
side.
However, despite the absence of a few important players, Sehwag asked the Windies not to consider the Men in Blue as a vulnerable side, as the youngsters are determined to give their best shot.
"All the players are in fine form, having scored good amount of runs in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy. It's a good sign for Team India. Hope the youngsters play the same way with Team India. We have a very good young side. It's good for youngsters they are getting opportunities.
They have five games to show their skills," Sehwag said on the eve of the series opener at Cuttack on Tuesday, November 29, 2011.
The skipper cited the recent Test series victory as a massive morale booster for his teammates, and made it clear that there will no added pressure on the guys when they meet the Caribbean Kings in the One-Dayers. He also lauded his young bowling attack,
and described that the boys are doing a wonderful job with the ball under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Frederick-Sykes-c65697 Simmons’ coaching.
"We are playing for the last 12 years. Cricket is same. Everything is same. It's just another series for us. We are playing so well. We won ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and Test series against the West Indies. Team India are playing well, so I'm looking forward
to the series," added the 33-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 batsman who will be leading India on the eighth occasion in the 50-over format of the sport.
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