Win may pull India No 1 in Test ranking!

This time, India has a big opportunity to jump in the first position of the ICC Cricket ranking if they can take the series result to their favor. Among the three test cricket match series both the team won each. But the third and final test is taking place at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Wining toss Sri Lanka has sent Indian players for fielding by choosing batting. At the end of the day, Sri Lanka is in a good position despite losing early wickets.

To tell truth that, Indian bowlers are dominated by the Sri Lankan bowlers.  In spite of the middle order batsmen’s was in serious pressure but the openers and AD Mathews pulled them to make a lead of three hounded more runs.

It is known to all that India was reached in the top of the rank for a few moments few months ago in ODI ranking.  At this moment India is on the 3^rd position with 119 points just single point less than the visitors and three points than Australia but this statistic was updated on Oct 5, 2009. The series win may pull India in the top of the cricket rating.

Information has taken from ICC Official Website

India v New Zealand 3rd Test batting bowling and scoring

India is on the way of win, I think none will disagree with me if Indian crickets do not show any irresponsibility in the next rest innings. Though 379 runs from first inning was not good enough for any teams like India against New Zealand but the host could not build any strong base which can make challenge over the India cricketers. Now, India is on batting for second innings and need to make a big score in the third day. India is on the leading position by beading New Zealand earlier in the first innings.

 

India already has taken the series lead 1-0 and the 3^rd test is totally favor of them too. If they can win then they will break of the records of 46 year. No, doubt that India is doing well under MS Dhoni’s Captaincy which did not seen ever in Indian cricket team and the cricketers also got back their life.

 

Indian Bowlers Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan picked up the maximum wickets from the New Zealand side. Harbhajan Singh took 3 wickets and bowled very economically. 

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Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma will play the 3rd Test

Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma have been included in Indian team for the 3^rd test against Pakistan to strengthen the bowling attract. Already Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel and RP Singh have ruled out for their injury, was attracted during the 2^nd test going on in Kolkata. The final test will be held at Bangalor on 8^th December. India is ahead than Pakistan by 1-0 in this test series.

Probably Indian team management is concerned with their bowling attack for the Bangalore Test that it might be in alike position to Pakistan's at Kolkata .Zaheer Khan is struggling with an injury of his right heel, RP Singh is suffering with a side strain and Munaf's movement has been controlled by a mild back strain. While Zaheer and Munaf selected up injuries during the Kolkata Test. RP Singh, Zaheer Khan have been rested as a preventive measure to enable them to recover in time for the Australia tour.

The injuries of many first bowlers are being delayed to broadcast the final 16 player’s team for Australia true which will start on 16 December after the Bafgalor test. Besides this, the team management selected a list of 24, including 13 bowlers, 8 batmen and three wicket kippers. Anil Kumble will remain captain for the tour and Mahendra Shing Dhoni is his deputy. http://www.cricinfo.com/ source

Injury, Pakistan Team and the 3rd Test

Pakistan's right-arm medium-fast bowler Iftikhar Anjum is being sent to India in time to strengthen the bowling attack for the third Test at Bangalore. Pakistan cricket board toke the decision after injury of Umar Gul which lined him out of the entire Test series and also the illness to Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami that strictly hampered Pakistan's performance in the second Test. Although Pakistan's team management in India had requested for Abdur Rauf, a bowling allrounder, to be sent yet the Pakistan board preferred Anjum as a better alternate regarding his international experience.

Anjum has introverted Test performance against his name, will join replacement of Sohail Tanvir who has played two Tests. Yasir Arafat was sent to Gul's replacement that is yet to make his Test debut in the bowling line-up along with Shoaib and Sami.

"A lot of effort was made to ensure that Yasir [Arafat] reached Kolkata in time [for the second Test] and he did but still wasn't included in the playing line-up," Naghmi said. "Now we don't know for sure whether Rauf will be needed for the Bangalore Test which is why we have asked the captain to explain to us the reason why he needs him in India."

PCB chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi was excerpt to the Pakistani media as expressing surprise and disinclination over Shoaib Malik asking for Rauf as cover especially in light of his reasonable performance regarding the of his good bowling this season: 20 wickets in seven matches at an average of over 42.

Naghmi added more, "Many of effort were made to guarantee that if Yasir Arafat might reach Kolkata in time for the second Test then he would needed for the team. He did but still wasn't included in the playing line-up. "Now we don't know surely whether Rauf will be needed for the Bangalore Test which is why we have asked the captain to explain to us the reason why he needs him in India."