Date:18/07/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/07/18/stories/2006071804212100.htm

Sport - Cricket

Changes likely in Indian ODI team

London: Indian selectors might make a few changes in the side for the tri-series in Sri Lanka in order to take its opponents by surprise, National selection committee chairman Kiran More has indicated.

"Fringe players of the India `A' team could be a good choice for us — provided age is on their side. After all, experimentation can surprise the other team," More said.

The Indian squad for the August 14 to 29 one-day tournament, which also involves South Africa, will be announced on Thursday in Mumbai.

Speculation of changes in the team mounted after a higher-rated India lost the one-day series to underdog West Indies 4-1 in June.

More, however, sought to brush aside the reversal, saying, "we will try and rectify the mistakes made in the last one-day series, but our plans for next year's World Cup will continue. We should not panic now." — PTI