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Journalism of Courage
MUMBAI, DEC 14: Buoyed by Sunday8217;s success at Ahmedabad, the mood in the India A camp was understandably upbeat on the eve of the limited-overs decider to be staged at the Wankhede Stadium tomorrow. The West Indies A8217;s weakness to spin was in evidence yesterday which saw them crash to their first loss of the tour.
The hosts can draw inspiration from the encouraging batting performances of left-handed duo of Sadagopan Ramesh and Amay Khurasia, the all-round abilities of skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar and the proficiency of spinners Nikhil Chopra and Gyanendra Pandey after having lost the first one-dayer at Hyderabad by 119 runs and the Test8217; series 0-2.
Kanitkar, too, echoed the coach8217;s sentiments when he said that the team is doing well and expects them to pull through to win the match and series after the disappointment of losing the Test8217; series.
Despite the optimism expressed by the Indian camp, West Indies A skipper Ian Bishop wasn8217;t willing to rest on past laurels. 8220;We will go about our task in a professional manner and hopefully God will bless us,8221; he said.
The Caribbeans would once again be looking forward to the pace duo of King and Bishop to prick the Indian bubble. Pre-match indications points to a keen fare, but the Indians can gain some solace in the fact the same opposition had lost to Bangladesh 1-2 in the one-day series that preceded the Indian safari.
The teams from
West Indies A: Ian Bishop captain, Sherwin Campbell, Reon King, CarlTuckett, Pedro Collins, Richard Smith, Courtney Browne wicket-keeper, Neil McGarrell, Adrian Griffith, Wavell Hinds, Keith Semple, Wayne Phillip, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle and Mahendra Nagamooto.
India A: Hrishikesh Kanitkar captain, Sadagopan Ramesh, Devang Gandhi, Nikhil Chopra, Rahul Sanghvi, Dodda Ganesh, Saba Karim wicket-keeper, Amay Khurasia, Jai Prakash Yadav, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Amit Bhandari, Gyanendra Pandey, Rohan Gavaskar and Venka Pratap.
Umpires: Madan Singh amp; Vineet Gupte both from Mumbai.
