The scars of a defeat in the Tests might linger but the redemptive strength that sprung forth through victories over Sussex, Kent and Leicestershire might help India as the team gears up for the single NatWest Twenty20 match against England at the Old Trafford here on Wednesday night. India can take heart from that and in its young bunch that has had highest exposure to Twenty20.
The spectre of injury that has overwhelmed the team and required the early departure of Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, is a clear and present danger. Rahul Dravid should be making his international Twenty20 debut. Parthiv Patel will open the innings probably with Ajinkya Rahane and the middle-order will bank on India's go-to man in this tour – Dravid – and on the trio of Raina, Kohli and Rohit Sharma with Dhoni being the floater.
On the bowling front, it is a matter of conjecture whether the Indian skipper will opt for a 3-1 pace-spin ratio or field both R. Ashwin and Amit Mishra. Vinay Kumar had impressed at Leicester with his variations in pace while Varun Aaron was a pack of nerves and needed a steady touch from Raina and Praveen Kumar.
Teams:
India: M.S. Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv Patel, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Varun Aaron, Vinay Kumar, R.P. Singh, Amit Mishra, R. Ashwin and Gautam Gambhir.
England: Stuart Broad (captain), Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Ravi Bopara, Jos Butler, Tim Bresnan, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Samit Patel and Graeme Swann.
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The spectre of injury that has overwhelmed the team and required the early departure of Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, is a clear and present danger. Rahul Dravid should be making his international Twenty20 debut. Parthiv Patel will open the innings probably with Ajinkya Rahane and the middle-order will bank on India's go-to man in this tour – Dravid – and on the trio of Raina, Kohli and Rohit Sharma with Dhoni being the floater.
On the bowling front, it is a matter of conjecture whether the Indian skipper will opt for a 3-1 pace-spin ratio or field both R. Ashwin and Amit Mishra. Vinay Kumar had impressed at Leicester with his variations in pace while Varun Aaron was a pack of nerves and needed a steady touch from Raina and Praveen Kumar.
Teams:
India: M.S. Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv Patel, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Varun Aaron, Vinay Kumar, R.P. Singh, Amit Mishra, R. Ashwin and Gautam Gambhir.
England: Stuart Broad (captain), Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Ravi Bopara, Jos Butler, Tim Bresnan, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Samit Patel and Graeme Swann.
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