Rain forces Indian cricketers indoors

The players were going through their paces daily. 8220;We are spending the long afternoons going through video clips of our opponents, with captain Azhar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay Jadeja and others chalking out strategy to be adopted against each team,8221; Gaekwad said. 8220;The morale in the camp is high. There have been no medical complaints and theplayers are all eager to have a go at the coveted trophy,8221; he added.

The team has been cutting down on social engagements, turning down invitations to a number of receptions at Leicester, which has a sizable Indian Gujarati population.

The Indians will be staying in Leicester for the next three weeks of the acclimitisation period and will also play a few warm-up matches against local sides, including one against Leicestershire at Grace Road. Kapil roots for Azhar: Skipper of the 1983 World Cup winning team Kapil Dev today defended the choice of Mohammad Azharuddin as the captain of the Indian cricket team and said the country had a good chance of lifting the 1999 World Cup in England. 8220;I think Azharuddin will be motivating the team well and we will have a better chance to win the Cup,8221; Kapil told reporters at Calcutta on Tuesday.