India need their batsmen to fire in crucial 5th ODI

S S Ramaswamy
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (PTI) With the seven-match series
tantalisingly poised 2-2, India will have to overcome its
batting shortcomings when they go into the crucial fifth
cricket one-dayer against a spirited but depleted Australia
here on Thursday.

The Indians, seeking to dethrone Australia from the
number one spot in world rankings, will be strengthened by the
expected rerun of Gautam Gambhir, who had to skip last match
due to a neck injury.
Although the left-hander Gambhir's presence will lend
solidity to the top order, the worrying factor for the hosts
has been the lack of good starts in the series so far.
Clearly the onus is on the Indian batsmen to deliver the
goods on a track which according to the curator has plenty of
runs to offer but will also aid the bowlers.
Virender Sehwag and Sahin Tendulkar have put on stands of
25, 21, 37 and 40, and the home team would be hoping this can
be extended to something closer to the hundred mark which
would be the ideal platform for Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni
and Raina to launch a blitz later on.
Tendulkar is on the verge of reaching another milestone
in his glittering career as he his just seven runs short of
touching the 17,000 run-mark and the champion batsman would
take inspiration from the moment to score big. (More) PTI SSR
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