Gambhir a doubt for Aussie clash

Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir is a doubt for Monday’s fourth one-dayer against Australia due to a groin injury.

Gambhir, who slipped while batting in the nets and was helped off the pitch in pain, would undergo an MRI scan to assess the extent of the injury, batsman Robin Uthappa confirmed.

The Delhi left-hander hit three fifties in India’s surprise Twenty20 World Cup win last month, but has not reached double figures so far in the seven-match series, which Australia lead 2-0. The opening game was abandoned due to rain.

The experienced Saurav Ganguly looks set to return at the top of the batting if Gambhir is ruled out, having missed the last two games due to a hamstring injury.

Uthappa said the batsmen were to blame for the defeats.

“We let the team down,” he said.

“The batters have put their hands up and said ‘we will make amends’. It’s not pressure, but taking more responsibility.”

The Karnataka batsman said the home players had struggled to switch back quickly from Twenty20 to one-day cricket but were now ready to fight back.

India could play two regular spinners by including left-arm Murali Kartik alongside off spinner Harbhajan Singh, he said.

Uthappa denied there was a rift between senior and junior players after chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar warned on Saturday that newcomers could replace experienced batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Ganguly and Rahul Dravid unless they quickly regained form.

“It is probably in the media,” he said. “There is nothing like that, no one feels a thing.”

India vs Australia 4th One Day International At Chandigarh

India v Australia Fourth One Day International

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Team India Player

MS Dhoni
Date of birth: July 7, 1981

Major teams: India, Asia XI, Jharkhand

Nickname: Mahi

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Playing role: Wicketkeeper-batsman

ODI debut: Bangladesh v India at Chittagong – Dec 23, 2004

Rahul Dravid
Date of birth: January 11, 1973

Major teams: India, Scotland, ACC Asian XI, ICC World XI, Karnataka, Kent

Nickname: The Wall

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Playing role: Batsman

ODI debut: India v Sri Lanka at Singapore – Apr 3, 1996

Gautam Gambhir
Date of birth: October 14, 1981, Delhi

Major teams: India, Delhi, Indian Board President’s XI, Rajasthan Cricket Association President’s XI

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

Playing role: Opening batsman

ODI debut: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka – Apr 11, 2003

Sourav Ganguly
Date of birth: July 8, 1972

Major teams: India, ACC Asian XI, Asia XI, Bengal, Glamorgan, Lancashire

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Playing role: Opening batsman

ODI debut: India v West Indies at Brisbane – Jan 11, 1992

Harbhajan Singh
Date of birth: July 3, 1980

Major teams: India, Asia XI

Nickname: Bhajji

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: India v New Zealand at Sharjah – Apr 17, 1998

Dinesh Karthik
Date of birth: June 1, 1985

Major teams: India, India A, India Under-19s, Indian Board President’s XI, Tamil Nadu

Nickname: –

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: –

Playing role: Batsman/ Wicketkeeper-batsman

ODI debut: England v India at Lord’s – Sep 5, 2004

Zaheer Khan
Date of birth: October 7, 1978

Major teams: India, ACC Asian XI, Asia XI, Baroda, Surrey, Worcestershire

Nickname: –

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: Kenya v India at Nairobi – Oct 3, 2000

Irfan Pathan
Date of birth: October 27, 1984

Major teams: India, Baroda, Middlesex

Nickname: –

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm medium-fast

Playing role: All-rounder

ODI debut: Australia v India at Melbourne – Jan 9, 2004

Piyush Chawla
Date of birth: December 24, 1988

Major teams: India, Air India, India Under-19s, Rajasthan Cricket Association President’s XI, Uttar Pradesh

Nickname: –

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

Playing role: All-rounder

ODI debut: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka – May 12, 2007

Ramesh Powar
Date of birth: May 20, 1978

Major teams: India, Indian Board President’s XI, Mumbai, Rajasthan Cricket Association President’s XI, Reebok XI

Nickname: –

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: Pakistan v India at Rawalpindi – Mar 16, 2004

RP Singh
Date of birth: December 6, 1985

Major teams: India, India A, India Under-19s, Leicestershire, Rajasthan Cricket Association President’s XI, Uttar Pradesh

Nickname: –

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: Zimbabwe v India at Harare – Sep 4, 2005

S Sreesanth
Date of birth: February 6, 1983, Kothamangalam, Kerala

Major teams: India, Asia XI, Kerala, Kerala Under-19s

Nickname: Gopu

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur – Oct 25, 2005

Sachin Tendulkar
Date of birth: April 24, 1973

Major teams: India, ACC Asian XI, Mumbai, Yorkshire

Nickname: Tendlya, Little Master

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: style Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly

Playing role: Batsman

ODI debut: Pakistan v India at Gujranwala – Dec 18, 1989

Robin Uthappa
Date of birth: November 11, 1985

Major teams: India, India Under-19s, Karnataka, Reebok XI

Nickname: –

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Playing role: Batsman

ODI debut: India v England at Indore – Apr 15, 2006

Yuvraj Singh
Date of birth: December 12, 1981

Major teams: India, Asia XI, Punjab, Yorkshire

Nickname: Yuvi

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Playing role: Middle order batsman

ODI debut: Kenya v India at Nairobi – Oct 3, 2000

Team Australia

Adam Gilchrist
Date of birth: November 14, 1971

Major teams: Australia, ICC World XI, New South Wales, Western Australia

Nickname: Gilly

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman

ODI debut: Australia v South Africa at Faridabad – Oct 25, 1996

Nathan Bracken
Date of birth: September 12, 1977

Major teams: Australia, Gloucestershire, New South Wales, Worcestershire

Nickname: Bracks

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne – Jan 11, 2001

Stuart Clark
Date of birth: September 28, 1975

Major teams: Australia, Hampshire, Middlesex, New South Wales

Nickname: Sarfraz

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: Australia v ICC World XI at Melbourne – Oct 7, 2005

Michael Clarke
Date of birth: April 2, 1981

Major teams: Australia, Hampshire, New South Wales

Nickname: Pup, Clarkey

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Playing role: Lower middle order batsman

ODI debut: Australia v England at Adelaide – Jan 19, 2003

Brad Haddin
Date of birth: October 23, 1977

Major teams: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales

Nickname: BJ

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: –

Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman

ODI debut: Australia v Zimbabwe at Hobart – Jan 30, 2001

Matthew Hayden
Date of birth: October 29, 1971

Major teams: Australia, Hampshire, ICC World XI, Northamptonshire, Queensland

Nickname: Haydos

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Playing role: Opening batsman

ODI debut: England v Australia at Manchester – May 19, 1993

Ben Hilfenhaus
Date of birth: March 15, 1983, Ulverstone, Tasmania

Major teams: Australia, Tasmania

Nickname: Hilfy

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Playing role: All-rounder

ODI debut: Australia v New Zealand at Hobart – Jan 14, 2007

Brad Hodge
Date of birth: December 29, 1974, Sandringham, Victoria

Major teams: Australia, Durham, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Victoria

Nickname: Hodgey, Dodgeball

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Playing role: Higher middle order batsman

ODI debut: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland – Dec 3, 2005

James Hopes
Date of birth: October 24, 1978

Major teams Australia, Queensland

Nickname: Catfish

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Playing role: All-rounder

ODI debut: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington – Mar 1, 2005

Mitchell Johnson
Date of birth: November 2, 1981, Townsville, Queensland

Major teams: Australia, Queensland

Nickname: Midge, Notch

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch – Dec 10, 2005

Brett Lee
Date of birth: November 8, 1976, Wollongong, New South Wales

Major teams: Australia, New South Wales

Nickname: Bing

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast

Playing role: Bowler

ODI debut: Australia v England at Sydney – Feb 11, 2007

Andrew Symonds
Date of birth: June 9, 1975

Major teams: Australia, Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Queensland

Nickname: Roy

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak

Playing role: All-rounder

ODI debut: Pakistan v Australia at Lahore – Nov 10, 1998

Adam Voges
Date of birth: October 4, 1979

Major teams: Australia, Western Australia

Nickname: Kenny

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm chinaman

Playing role: Higher middle order batsman

ODI debut: New Zealand v Australia at Hamilton – Feb 20, 2007