India to delay naming playing XI, close watch on Pak-Aus match

Ashish Shukla

Johannesburg, Sep 29 (PTI) With his side's Champions
Trophy semifinal hopes hanging by a slender thread, India
captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said he would name his
squad for tomorrow's match against West Indies depending on
how the match between Pakistan and Australia progresses.

If Pakistan beat Australia at Centurion by a big margin,
India will need to defeat West Indies by a huge margin to make
it to the semifinals in their last Group A match, which will
start five hours later here.

Dhoni said he would keenly follow the Pakistan-Australia
game and would decide on his playing eleven only after he has
seen how the day's game is heading.

"We would delay our team selection. It depends on how the
match is progressing. If we need to strengthen our batting we
would do so. If we need the bowling to get stronger, we would
do that," Dhoni said at a press conference here.

A lot of calculation would be on tomorrow and Dhoni
expected not only his support staff, but even seniors and
others to chip in with their suggestions.
"Not only the coach and the support staff, even the
seniors would be needed to chip in with their advice.

"Unfortunately, not everything is in your hand. Lot of
things need to happen: Pakistan to win, we to beat West Indies
and net run-rate," he said. (MORE) PTI AS
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