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KOLKATA: Enjoying a 1-0 lead following their Chennai victory, Pakistani cricketers landed here on Monday ahead of Thursday’s second One-day International against India.
Misbah and his team-mates had a day off on Monday and would get back to work with a full-fledged training session here at the Eden Gardens this (Tuesday) afternoon.
Pakistan are looking to seal a series-winning triumph here after beating India by six wickets in Chennai last Sunday.
Sources told ‘The News’ that the team management would meet after today’s practice session to discuss the playing eleven for the second ODI. There are indications that the team management would vote in favour of retaining the “winning combination” for the Kolkata game unless there are any drastic differences in the playing conditions here as compared to Chennai.
Meanwhile, Indian captain MS Dhoni and a few of his team-mates also arrived in Kolkata on a chartered flight along with the Pakistani players. He was accompanied by coach Duncan Fletcher, Ravindra Jadeja and local lads Ashok Dinda and Mohammad Shami. The remaining Indian players have been given a day off that allowed them to spend New Year eve with family and friends. They would assemble in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Initially, local cricket officials had planned a joint New Year party for both Pakistan and India but later decided against it.
According to the new plan, the players from both the teams would be confined to their posh hotel and will be busy with private parties to usher in the New Year.
Agencies add: Meanwhile India’s Virat Kohli who had a rather unpleasant fall while bowling against Pakistan in the opening ODI in Chennai, underwent an MRI scan and while a release late on Sunday said that his ligaments are fine, a decision on whether he will play would be taken in the days to come.
Kohli bowled two overs and five deliveries of his third before his back-foot slipped in his delivery stride and he came down on his knee. The 24-year-old part-time bowler was in visible pain and was taken off the field. He remained off the action till the end of the match which Pakistan won by six wickets.
The same release, issued by Board of Control for Cricket in India’s secretary Sanjay Jagdale, said that Kohli’s condition would be closely monitored. “All his major ligaments are fine. There is minimal injury fluid in his knee. He will recover after treatment. His condition will be monitored, and a decision on whether he will play the second ODI at Kolkata on 3rd January 2013, will be taken over the next couple of days.”
Misbah and his team-mates had a day off on Monday and would get back to work with a full-fledged training session here at the Eden Gardens this (Tuesday) afternoon.
Pakistan are looking to seal a series-winning triumph here after beating India by six wickets in Chennai last Sunday.
Sources told ‘The News’ that the team management would meet after today’s practice session to discuss the playing eleven for the second ODI. There are indications that the team management would vote in favour of retaining the “winning combination” for the Kolkata game unless there are any drastic differences in the playing conditions here as compared to Chennai.
Meanwhile, Indian captain MS Dhoni and a few of his team-mates also arrived in Kolkata on a chartered flight along with the Pakistani players. He was accompanied by coach Duncan Fletcher, Ravindra Jadeja and local lads Ashok Dinda and Mohammad Shami. The remaining Indian players have been given a day off that allowed them to spend New Year eve with family and friends. They would assemble in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Initially, local cricket officials had planned a joint New Year party for both Pakistan and India but later decided against it.
According to the new plan, the players from both the teams would be confined to their posh hotel and will be busy with private parties to usher in the New Year.
Agencies add: Meanwhile India’s Virat Kohli who had a rather unpleasant fall while bowling against Pakistan in the opening ODI in Chennai, underwent an MRI scan and while a release late on Sunday said that his ligaments are fine, a decision on whether he will play would be taken in the days to come.
Kohli bowled two overs and five deliveries of his third before his back-foot slipped in his delivery stride and he came down on his knee. The 24-year-old part-time bowler was in visible pain and was taken off the field. He remained off the action till the end of the match which Pakistan won by six wickets.
The same release, issued by Board of Control for Cricket in India’s secretary Sanjay Jagdale, said that Kohli’s condition would be closely monitored. “All his major ligaments are fine. There is minimal injury fluid in his knee. He will recover after treatment. His condition will be monitored, and a decision on whether he will play the second ODI at Kolkata on 3rd January 2013, will be taken over the next couple of days.”
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