INDIA: CRICKET - National team gears up to take on Australia in the second ODI

Record ID: 1374662

  • Title: INDIA: CRICKET - National team gears up to take on Australia in the second ODI
  • Date: 20th October 2010
  • Summary: VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (OCTOBER 19, 2010) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC) PLAYERS PRACTISING IN THE GROUND SECURITY PERSONNELS ON DOORWAY OF THE GROUND ASHISH NEHRA, AN INDIAN PRACTISING BOWLING PEOPLE LOOKING AT THE PLAYERS AS THEY PRACTISE PEOPLE LOOKING AT DHONI WHILE HE PRACTICES FOR BATING YUVRAJ SINGH ALONG WITH AN INDIAN OFFICIAL WALKING ON THE GROUND AND DISCUSSING PLAYERS SITTING ON THE GROUND DURING DRINKS' BREAK SAURABH TIWARI AND VIRAT KOHLI, INDIAN CRICKETERS WALKING ON THE GROUND PLAYERS ON THE GROUND PLAYERS PRACTISING ON THE GROUND MAHINDER SINGH DHONI, INDIAN CRICKET TEAM CAPTAIN, BATS WHILE PRACTISING MAHINDER SINGH DHONI BATTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAHINDER SINGH DHONI, CAPTAIN OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM SAYING: "We don't really need to motivate, they are representing your country that what is the thing. And apart for this, there is big learning growth for the youngsters on their side. New players who debut five/six years back are bit more�������.., somebody like Yuvraj Singh, it would be a different approach for them also along with Ashish." DHONI HOLDING MIKE IN HIS HAND (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAHINDER SINGH DHONI, CAPTAIN OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM, SAYING: "Well, if you talk about preparations, I'll say preparations are going really well. Last few series that we have played, we have not played with a stronger side. We have used some new players�������.. May be injury was bit of concern but we did not want to use our other players�������������� we are cautious and hope that everybody will be fit and fresh for tomorrow." DHONI CALLING A REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAHINDER SINGH DHONI, CAPTAIN OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM, SAYING: "He (Yuvraj Singh) is a kind of player who can change the game at any point of time and at the same time he has played over 250 ODIs which means he has got lot of experience on this side. Apart from this, his bowling is very important for us, because if we decide to play with four bowlers, so then his bowling is the best option for part time." MAHINDER SINGH DHONI WALKING OUT OF THE GROUND ALONG WITH HIS BAT
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  • Location: India
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Sport
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  • Story Text: Indian cricket team will encounter Australia in the second One Day International (ODI) in Visakhapatnam city of India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday (October 20).
    Indian Skipper Mahinder Singh Dhoni along with his team started practice session in the stadium.
    "We don't really need to motivate, they are representing your country that what is the thing. And apart for this, there is big learning growth for the youngsters on their side. New players who debut five/six years back are bit more�������.., somebody like Yuvraj Singh, it would be a different approach for them also along with Ashish," said Dhoni.
    "Well, if you talk about preparations, I'll say preparations are going really well. Last few series that we have played, we have not played with a stronger side. We have used some new players�������.. May be injury was bit of concern but we did not want to use our other players�������������� we are cautious and hope that everybody will be fit and fresh for tomorrow," added Dhoni.
    Dhoni had all praises for Yuvraj Singh when it came on talking about an all rounder in the team.
    "He (Yuvraj Singh) is a kind of player who can change the game at any point of time and at the same time he has played over 250 ODIs which means he has got lot of experience on this side. Apart from this, his bowling is very important for us, because if we decide to play with four bowlers, so then his bowling is the best option for part time," said Dhoni while praising Yuvraj.
    Australia has continuously been winning every one-day series in India since 1998. So, Dhoni's team is looking forward to break the jinx and win the series this time.
    India has played only two ODIs in 2004-05 sessions in Visakhapatnam and won both the matches. Since the pitch being touted as batting pitch, so the team winning the toss will prefer to bat first.
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