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Bristol, August 23: The Indian cricket team
was faced with a fitness crisis ahead of the crucial second one-dayer
with three key players - Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Rudra
Pratap Singh - apparently down with flu. The trio did not turn
up for the practice session today, and with the team management
remaining non-committal on their availability, speculation was
rife was that they could miss tomorrow's day-night match.
The team management said that the players
concerned were rested as a precaution and a decision could be
taken only on the morning of the match. Zaheer Khan and RP Singh
were the two bowlers to come off with some respect from the
first ODI while others were taken to the cleaners as India lost
by 104 runs to England.
Meanwhile, skipper Rahul Dravid egged his
team to shrugg off the disappointment of its heavy defeat at the
Rose Bowl and look for ways to improve in every department. He
also hinted at a possible change not only in the batting order
but also in the team combination.
"We will keep thinking about how we can
improve. When you don't get the results you have to look at your
side and consider who are the guys that are playing well,
whether they should be playing up the order or not," Dravid
said. "We will definitely re-think our team, our batting order,
our combinations, everything." With both Zaheer Khan and RP
Singh doing well, it's the others in the bowling line up whose
place seems to be under threat. (Agencies)
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