The Indian captain MS Dhoni
is back in the thick of things. He will be leading his side in the Brisbane
test match that is starting tomorrow. He attended the press conference earlier
today and confirmed that he would replace Wriddhiman Saha in the Indian playing
XI. Dhoni also dropped hints that his CSK mate and the off spinning all-rounder
Ravichandran Ashwin would get another game in whites. Ashwin had played the
last couple of matches on the England tour and although he had not done much
with the ball, he had batted superbly lower down the order and Dhoni talked
about the significance of having a handy bat at 8. So, it is being assumed that
Karn Sharma might have to leave his place for Ashwin.
Karn would consider himself
unlucky if he is dropped. The leg spinner did not have the best of conditions
to bowl there in Adelaide. India lost the toss and he had to bowl on the first
day pitch which was a belter. The ball was coming at an easy pace and the
bounce was also just perfect for the Aussies to play their shots. Then, in the
second innings, there were roughs on the wicket, but, they were in the awkward
areas for Karn and of course, the Australian players, David Warner in
particular, with their use of feet made life tough for him.
The first test match is not
easy for any player. There is always some nervous energy in there. Everyone
deserves at least a couple of chances, if not more, to prove himself, but, in
this case, MS Dhoni is clearly in a mood to drift towards his favourite spinner
which is Ashwin. However, if Ashwin doesn’t go well in Brisbane, then, Karn’s
name will again pop up for the reckoning in Melbourne.
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