Wright happy with spinners' performance

CHENNAI, FEB. 18. The conditioning camp for the Indian cricket probables ahead of the major Test campaign against Australia concluded at the IIT- Chemplast ground here on Sunday, with a piece of worrying news.

Speaking to presspersons coach John Wright revealed that master batsman Sachin Tendulkar had a calf strain, while paceman Ajit Agarkar, an ankle problem.

However, he added these were only niggling injuries. The two cricketers have opted out of the three-day Mumbai- Australia match commencing on February 22. Wright also stressed on the importance of fitness, and expressed satisfaction over the performances of the spinners without singling out any one bowler.

Calling it one of the best camps he attended, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said the players worked hard in all the aspects of the game. ``When we got back to the hotel we were tired. That showed how tough it was.''

Ganguly was pleased with India `A's performance against Australia, but said he did not expect Australia to recover from 133 for seven on the first day. The skipper, who sounded confident about the country's chances in the Tests, was not willing to predict the score-line at the end of the series though.

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