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 Brisbane,
Nov 28: Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly today sought
to put the mighty Australians on the backfoot ahead of the
four-match Test series, saying the hosts would miss the
services of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne who make a
"huge difference" to the team. "McGrath and
Warne will be missed, no doubt about it. When they didn't
play against England two years ago, Australia suffered in
Sydney. They make a huge difference because they pick most
wickets or have picked most wickets for their country in the
last eight or ten years," Ganguly said.
 "It is
like when teams come to India, they find Anil Kumble and
Harbhajan Singh missing from our line-up. They would be
missed but then injury, especially in the case of fast
bowlers, is part and parcel of modern cricket," Ganguly
said on the eve of their three-day match against Queensland.
Fast bowler McGrath, nursing an ankle injury, has ruled
himself out of the first two Tests while spin wizard Shane
Warne is serving a year's ban for testing positive for a
banned drug just before the World Cup in South Africa
earlier this year.
Ganguly,
hoping to beat the Australians on their soil, however, said
the home side's back-up bowling has enough firepower to test
the best line-up in the world. (Agencies)
Published:
Friday, November 28, 2003
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