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Ganguly still in demand as India practise hard
The Indian team are practising hard for their match against England on October 15 at the Neeraj Moody School ground.
- By K.R. Nayar, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:34 May 3, 2009
Jaipur: The Indian team are practising hard for their match against England on October 15 at the Neeraj Moody School ground.
Some of the schoolboys who came to watch the practice session shocked Rahul Dravid by shouting slogans supporting Sourav Ganguly.
For nearly five minutes they kept shouting "we want Ganguly." Dravid did not even glance at them. Greg Chappell was not around when it happened.
Quick knock
Cricket lovers in Jaipur adore Mahendra Singh Dhoni and he rewarded them with a quick knock.
Playing for Rajasthan in a practice match against the India team, Dhoni hit a 100 off just 82 balls.
He hit 17 boundaries and a six to steer the home team to victory.
Dhoni is sporting a Combo haircut. Batting first, India scored 296 for 5 through Sehwag's 105 off 90 balls with 13 boundaries and two sixes.
In that match Irfan Pathan gave away 83 runs in his 10 overs without taking a wicket.
Will Tendulkar bowl?
It looks like Sachin Tendulkar is likely to be used as the fifth bowler. He bowled many overs in the practice match.
Soon after the match, many reporters rushed to skipper Rahul Dravid to find out if Tendulkar will be used a bowler, but he refused to answer.
All that he gave in reply was a smile.
Is it that Dravid did not want to reveal the team strategy against England?
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