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West Indies in India, 2011



Second Test Match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

The second test match is at Hyderabad, one of the flattest wickets in India. We can hope to see a high scoring match. The batsmen just need to be there at the crease and the runs shall flow.

The pitch looks good, flat and will have even bounce and good carry to the keeper. It looks as if the spinners won't be too effective this time, as the pitch won't allow much spin, until the 3rd or even the 4th day. The outfield here is fast, extremely quick. In all, its a batsmen's paradise!

Chris Gayle wins the toss and elects to bat first.

THE TEAMS:

India:

Gautam Gambhir
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Suresh Raina
VVS Laxman
MS Dhoni *†
Harbhajan Singh
Praveen Kumar
Pragyan Ojha
Zaheer Khan


West Indies:

Chris Gayle *
Omar Philips
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Narsingh Deonarine
Ryan Hinds
Denesh Ramdin †
Darren Sammy
Nikita Miller
Ravi Rampaul
Jerome Taylor

India won the previous match by just 1 wicket. The match was evenly balanced and could have shifted either way. Keeping that in mind, both the teams have made just 1 change each in the Playing XI.

India:
In: Suresh Raina
Out: Virat Kohli

West Indies:
In: Ravi Rampaul
Out: Amit Jaggernauth