Team India were brought down to hard ground a day after becoming the world's number one. Now they are taking stock of the situation ahead of the Compaq Cup final.
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Team India lost by their worst margin of defeat to Sri Lanka in the dress rehearsal and now Mahendra Singh Dhoni appears to be singing a tone not unlike New Zealand captain, Daniel Vettori.
Dubbing the toss crucial for the match, Dhoni will hoping the coin will favour him and India are able to overcome their apparent hindrances in the absence of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir and that Dinesh Karthik, persisted with because of Dhoni's reluctance to push Virat Kohli in the position, comes good to save India in the final.
That Yuvraj Singh is yet to fire on all cylinders and Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have had to hold up is not boding well for India who have had to give up their ICC ODI ranking top spot within twenty-four hours.
On performance alone, Sri Lanka look favourites and India will need to forget that defeat in a hurry if they are to make headway in the final. The bowlers, including Ashish Nehra, will have to dig deeper and find the winning strategy of the first game to unsettle the Sri Lankan team whose batsmen have been in fair nick.
Now both teams will not only have their eye on the Compaq Cup on Monday but also, to gain momentum going into the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa.
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