Ganguly to continue to bat
at number three
Skipper Sourav Ganguly is undeterred by his poor dismissal in the first Test
and determined to bat only at number three in the second
Test, which starts in Port Of Spian, Trinidad, on Friday.
"I will bat at number three only," said Ganguly, nodding
his head in stubborn defiance as he arrived in Port Of Spain on Tuesday morning.
Ganguly was dismissed cheaply for five in India's first
and only innings during the first Test, mistiming a hook, to
gift a catch to backward square leg after being hit at the
back of his shoulder by a rising delivery from Mervyn Dillon.
Palpably ill-at-ease, Ganguly was hopping or missing outside
his off-stump for most of the 12 deliveries he faced in the
rain-ruined first Test at Georgetown in Guyana.
His dismissal led to media and public speculation about
his ability to face short-rising deliveries and whether he
would be able to stand up to the pace of the West Indian fast
bowlers.
"This is only the first Test of the series," said Ganguly. "We will find out at the end of it."
Ganguly was reminded of typical tactics by the West Indian
fast bowlers where they target the visiting captain for a
special treatment in order to break the resistance of his
team.
Ganguly is sure it would not happen to him. "When it
happened, the quality of fast bowling was very different," he
quipped.
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