India launch their campaign in the Asia Cup cricket tournament against minnows Hong Kong on Wednesday hoping to get into top form ahead of their crucial tie against arch-rival Pakistan on Thursday.
Irfan Pathan will be rested because he appears to be carrying a side-strain into the tournament. The Indians will go into the game without the services of paceman Irfan Pathan who will be rested because of a side strain. But the Indians have enough bowling resources at their disposal to counter Hong Kong.
Nadeem Ahmed, a Pakistan born spinner was superb for the Hong Kong team. "I am looking for some big contributions from my players in the match. Fortunately, India does have a bench strength in this department and it would be a good idea to test this out in games against the likes of Hong Kong!
Unfortunately, the team only has M. Eye will be on these youngsters. Dhoni as wicketkeeper. Here are some links: I will post sopcast, TVu and other links just about 2 hours before the match . . "I am happy with the team combination. I feel it is a good opportunity for the aspiring youngsters in such a big tournament. All pre-match indications are that that would indeed be the case. My team for the Hong Kong match would, therefore, be: V Sehwag G Gambhir SK Raina RG Sharma Yuvraj Singh (captain) RV Uthappa (’keeper) YK Pathan PP Chawla P Kumar M Gony RP Singh 12th man: PP Ojha This will give Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma and M. Dhoni, however, indicated that he would come up in the batting order to keep the momentum during the middle overs of the innings. Dhoni a rest. . The Hong Kong coach Aftab Habib, however, insisted his team which has a combination of senior and juniors, would not go down without a fight against their strong opponents. . . . Batsmen like Ashish Gadhia and James Atkinson can well change the calculation of the Indians if taken lightly. . . . . .
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