Dew will be an issue, says curator

With the dew factor certain to influence Sunday8217;s fifth and final ODI, winning the toss could be winning half the battle, feels pitch doctor Taposh Chatterjee. Chatterjee, a member of BCCI8217;s Pitch and Grounds Committee, knows the strip at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, and feels bowling in the second innings could prove potentially fatal for either team. 8220;However, we may try to counter it, dew will definitely remain a factor. Bowling in the second innings would not be easy, because it would be quite a task to even grip the ball,8221; Chatterjee said today, hoping Dhoni pays heed to his advice.

8220;The toss would be crucial and if Dhoni calls it correct, he should not have a second thought about putting Pakistan in. Batting would be relatively easier in the second innings,8221; he said.

Explain column, BCCI tells Vengsarkar

Mumbai: The Board today sought an explanation from chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar for continuing his newspaper column defying the Board8217;s ban. 8220;We have asked for an explanation from him. That8217;s all,8221; BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said from Rajkot.

Vengsarkar is continuing to write a column 8216;Cover Drive8217; in some vernacular newspapers, notably the Marathi daily Sakal owned by the brother of BCCI president Sharad Pawar.