Conditioning camp begins

The mainstay of Indian batting Sachin Tendulkar had a solid batting stint and stroked without any inhibition and then went on to turn his arm over at a single wicket. Later Sadagoppan Ramesh, Hemang K Badani, Dinesh Mongia and Shiv Sundar Das also had batting practice.

Wicketkeepers Nayan Mongia and Vijay Dahiya were also seen in action.

National selector T A Sekar and former India captain and off-spinner S Venkatraghavan keenly watched the bowlers8217; performance.

Anil Kumble, who was not available for the selection due to a shoulder injury, was a surprise visitor at the camp. 8220;I am disappointed that I can8217;t play in this important series,8221; the star leg-spinner said. However, he was seen giving a few tips to the young spinners among the probables.

Today8217;s camp was confined to the morning session. A meeting dubbed as mental strength session8217; was scheduled to be held in the afternoon after the arrival of captain Sourav Ganguly.