India hold onto same squad; Gambhir declared fit
Southpaw Gautam Gambhir has been declared fit to play in the fifth ODI at Hyderabad tomorrow. Gambhir had missed the fourth ODI at Mohali due to a neck strain caused by a Ricky Ponting pull shot. The left hander has got into fine form in this series scoring two fifties and only missing out with a small score in the third ODI.
Making way for Gautam Gambhi has got to be Delhi teammate Virat Kohli. It will be a big boost for India as Gautam Gambhir has shown his consistency in the last two years or so in all formats of the game. Virat Kohli on the other hand deserves to be dropped after his failure in the last game plus also the way holed out in the deep after getting to a good start in the first ODI.
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India hold onto same squad; Gambhir declared fit was first posted on November 7, 2009 at 1:51 am.
Siddle, Henriques out of India Series
Australia’s injury problems increased further with the news of fast bowler Peter Siddle and all-rounder Moises Henriques also heading back home. Siddle has a side strain and has been ruled out of action for a week. Henriques, the hero of New South Wales’ win in the Champions League T20 has suffered a hamstring injury. The two players are going to be replaced with 23-year-old NSW quick Burt Cockley and Victorian all-rounder Andrew McDonald. Earlier it was expected that left arm fast bowler Dirk Nannes would be the replacement for Peter Siddle. India would thank its stars that Nannes hasn’t been named as the left armer has shown his red hot pace in the IPL quite often.
The visitors had leveled the 7-ODI Series in 2-2 at Mohali. The two replacement players are expected to be ready only by the 6th ODI at Guwahati. The fifth ODI is tomorrow at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Australia will most likely have Ben Hilfenhaus come back in the place of Peter Siddle.
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