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Another
turner awaits Indians at Galle
Indian batsmen should prepare themselves for yet another
vicious turner, says Galle curator Jayananda Warnaweera,
who has promised to give the Lankan spin duo of Muttiah
Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis all the home advantage
they need to wreck the visiting line-up in the second
Test.
The hosts lead the three-match Test series 1-0 after
Muralitharan and Mendis bowled in tandem to destroy
the Indian batting line-up in the first Test in Colombo.
The second Test begins from Thursday. Warnaweera says
he wants Mahela Jayawardane’s men to continue their
domination and would do his bit for it.
“This will be a spinners’ wicket because Lankans
have got good spinners. Why should we not prepare the
pitch for spinners when we have bowlers like Muralitharan
and Mendis in our squad,” Warnaweera said.
However, the curator insists that the track would assist
the fast bowlers initially if they bowl with discipline.
“It
will assist seamers initially. From the third day, it
will start spinning. If Sri Lanka bat first then India
could face defeat,” he predicted. The Galle stadium
was ravaged by the 2004 Tsunami and Warnaweera said
meticulous work has gone into rebuilding the stadium
and re-laying the track.
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