Days before the World Cup, the need of the hour is to keep the focus intact and the Indian team management has exactly told this to the players. A win against England on Friday is a must to play Sunday’s final against Australia.
And, this team under skipper MS Dhoni is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the England match is won. So far, there has not been any win on the tour and for that reason, India is taking this match quite seriously.
The message from the dressing room is loud and clear — give you best shot and there shouldn’t be any half measures. At this juncture, it’s also true that the team is really low on morale. There is practically nothing to show.
Still, the players are upbeat and inspiring each other to do well. It was learnt that the team has undergone some exciting activities in last one week to strengthen their bonding. Now, they are only hoping to give their best shot.
You can say that the team is now wearing a daredevil attitude. With no room left for experiments in the tri-series, Dhoni’ team is left with only one option and that is to emerge as the winner in a must-win encounter against England.
With a batsman short in the squad filled with bowlers and Rohit Sharma nursing his injury, the team is left with no other option other than continuing with the same set of six batsmen who were in the playing XI in the last match.
In the bowling front, don’t expect too many changes. If at all it happens, it would be to put the best foot forward. Coming back after a long injury lay-off all eyes will be on Ravindra Jadeja as well. For some time now, the team has been missing his nagging line and length bowling.
Even lower down the order, his batting could also spice up things. The role of other bowlers is also going to be important. This would be the last chance for the Indian pacers to demonstrate that they are here for a reason. All put together, it’s going to be humdinger of a match!
