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Harbhajan fit for Australia match

SECOND ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL, KOCHI
Play starts Tuesday 0430 BST

Harbhajan Singh is an important bowler in one-dayers

India spinner Harbhajan Singh has returned to fitness and will hope to gain selection in the second one-dayer against Australia in Kochi on Tuesday.
Harbhajan missed the rain-ruined first match in Bangalore but has recovered from a neck strain.
Sourav Ganguly (hamstring) will be replaced by Robin Uthappa, though the latter must pass a fitness test.
Tuesday's match is also threatened by the weather, a heavy shower on Monday following days of monsoon rains.
If play does get under way, Australia will hope their skipper Ricky Ponting can take his place.
He was another to miss out in Bangalore, having suffered a hamstring injury at the World Twenty20.
"Ponting is progressing very well," Gilchrist told reporters on Monday.

"He was very close to playing in Bangalore. He has a good chance of playing without necessarily being a certain starter."
Left-arm paceman Nathan Bracken should be available after a quick visit to Sydney for the birth of his first child.
Ganguly, 35, limped off the ground while fielding during Saturday's first match in Bangalore which was washed out with India on 9-1 chasing Australia's 307-7.
Scans revealed no serious injury and he is expected to take the field in the third game in Hyderabad on Friday.
Indian fast bowler Sree Santh, who took three wickets in Bangalore, is aiming for a a five-wicket haul on his home ground.

Ganguly has hit 1,024 runs in 24 one-day games this year

He said: "Sachin [Tendulkar] has achieved it here twice. I would love to achieve the same."
Sreesanth has dismissed Matthew Hayden in the last two India-Australia encounters.
But he said: "Hayden is not the only batsman in the Aussie team. All the wickets in any match are important."
Indian team manager Lalchand Rajput said his team would not allow Australia to dominate the verbal exchanges on the field.
"We have to give it back to them. The strategy is clear. If they throw stones, they'll get them back. We'll fight fire with fire," he said.
With a wet outfield at the ground, and more rain forecast, play could be limited.
Gilchrist said: "It's a tricky situation, and all reports are that there is going to be no chance and rain will keep coming.
"You've got to be careful not to totally switch off and almost get into a holiday mode and all of a sudden be out there to play a one-day international."
However the pitch has been unaffected by the conditions and is likely to favour batting if the match takes place.

Source: BBC

India (likely): 1 Sachin Tendulkar, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Robin Uthappa, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rahul Dravid, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 Irfan Pathan, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Sreesanth, 11 RP Singh.


Australia (likely): 1 Adam Gilchrist (capt/wk), 2 Matthew Hayden, 3 Brad Hodge, 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Andrew Symonds, 6 Brad Haddin, 7 James Hopes, 8 Brad Hogg, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Mitchell Johnson, 11 Stuart Clark.

KOCHI IN NUMBERS


REWINDMODE

ndia played Australia in Kochi only once - on April 1,1998. India won that match by 41 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, India made 309/5 in their stipulated 50 overs. Mohammed Azharuddin (82), Ajay Jadeja (105 not out) and Hrishikesh Kanitkar (57) helped India to their second highest one-day score. Their best before this was 316/7 against Pakistan in the same year. In reply, Australia were cruising along nicely at 202/3 in the 32nd over. But Sachin Tendulkar, bowling a mixture of off-spin and seam-up deliveries, picked 5 for 32 to wrest the initiative from the visitors. Australia were bowled out for 268 in 45.5 overs. Michael Bevan (65) and Adam Gilchrist (61) were the notable scorers for Australia.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Teams Played Won Lost Success %
India 5 4 1 80.00
Australia 1 0 1 00.00
HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
•India scored 309/5 in 50 overs vs Australia (01-04-1998)
•South Africa scored 301/3 in 50 overs vs India (09-03-2000)
LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
•India scored 191 in 48.3 overs vs Zimbabwe (13-03-2002)
•Pakistan scored 194 in 45.2 overs vs India (02-04-2005)
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES
•108 by Virender Sehwag, India vs Pakistan (02-04-2005)
•115 by Gary Kirsten, South Africa vs India (09-03-2000)
BEST BOWLING PERFORMANCES
•5-32 Sachin Tendulkar, India vs Australia (01-04-1998); 5-50 Sachin Tendulkar, India vs Pakistan (02-04-2005)
•4-33 Arshad Khan of Pakistan vs India (02-04-2005); 4-37 by Douglas Hondo of Zimbabwe vs India (13-03-2002)
HIGHEST MARGINS OF VICTORY
•87 runs India beat Pakistan (02-04-2005)
•6 wickets Zimbabwe beat India (13-03-2002)
NARROWEST MARGINS OF VICTORY
•3 wickets India beat South Africa (09-03-2000)
•41 runs Australia beat India (01-04-1998)



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Toss: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and India will bowl first. Not very surprising, given the damp conditions. Dhoni said he wanted his bowlers to make best use of the moisture on the surface

9.05: The umpires Steve Bucknor and Suresh Shastri have said that the toss will happen at 9.15. That's a 45-minute delay.

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Team news: India have made a couple of changes, bringing in Harbhajan Singh for RP Singh. That makes two specialist spinners, alongwith Ramesh Powar. Robin Uthappa comes in for Sourav Ganguly, sitting out of this match because of a hamstring injury.

Australia are unchanged from the first game. Still no Ricky Ponting though.

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India: 1 Sachin Tendulkar, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Robin Uthappa, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rahul Dravid, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 Irfan Pathan, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Ramesh Powar 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Sreesanth

Australia: 1 Adam Gilchrist (capt/wk), 2 Matthew Hayden, 3 Brad Hodge, 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Andrew Symonds, 6 Brad Haddin, 7 James Hopes, 8 Brad Hogg, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Mitchell Johnson, 11 Stuart Clark