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However, team management was quick to clarify that there
was nothing wrong with Sehwag and the Delhi dasher opted out
from practice as it was an optional session.

Dhoni's counterpart Ricky Ponting, on the other hand,
would be a relieved man as his depleted team had turned the
table despite being 1-2 down in the series.
Even though they are without their first choice side
after Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Callum Ferguson, Nathan
Bracken (ruled out before the series) and Brett Lee James
Hopes, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Moises Henriques (sustained
injuries in the middle of the series), Australia showed great
character to be on the driver's seat.
And skipper Ponting was quick to nod the fact.
"Considering the big injury list on this tour and the
couple of our better players who didn't make the tour, I think
it's remarkable," Ponting said.
"When you take all those things into consideration, the
way we are continuing to improve our cricket is fantastic," he
said.
Victorian allrounder Andrew McDonald, replacement for
Henriques and New South Wales pacer Burt Cokley (for Peter
Siddle) have joined the Australian squad for the remainder of
the series.
Interestingly, unlike the wickets in Mohali and
Hyderabad, the Nehru Stadium strip is unpredictable as ODI
cricket is returning to the city after two years -- the
scheduled India-England ODI last year in November was
cancelled due to 26/11 Mumbai attacks. (MORE) PTI TAP
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