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want sporting wicket at Kolkata: Ganguly
Kolkata,
January 8: Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly has sought a sporting track
for the first one-dayer against England to be held at the Eden Gardens on
January 19.
"I
can't say anything about the wicket so early but I definitely want a
sporting wicket so that the spectators can enjoy the game," Ganguly
said.
The
elegant left-hander, who has started preparing for the six-match series
against England by practicing at the Eden Gardens, will be leaving for
Bangalore to take part in the Challenger Cup series.
Ganguly
had a talk with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Ground Committee
chairman, Shivaji Banerjee after his practice session yesterday. Banerjee
told him that the Eden wicket would be an ideal strip for a one-dayer and
offer plenty of runs. With the opening match being a day-night affair, the
team winning the toss could opt to bat first in view of the expected dew
fall in the evening.
The
ground has more often than not favoured the team batting first and it
remains to be seen whether the script would unfold on similar lines.
Though India had won the last one-dayer against Kenya despite batting
second, the dew factor did not come into play since the match was played
in the month of May.
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