MELBOURNE, February 9: Paceman S Sreesanth has been rendered a doubtful starter because of fever as India go into the tri-series One-dayer against Australia on Sunday toying with the idea of fielding two specialist spinners to exploit a slow track.
The fever to the temperamental Sreesanth as come as a big blow for the visitors as the Kerala speedster had made quite an impact in the two rain-abandoned games.
The Indians have not yet decided on the playing eleven for the floodlit encounter but Sreesanth appears almost certain to be in the casualty list.
The visitors have also dropped enough hints that they could deploy the two-spinner strategy against the hosts who are high on confidence after thrashing Sri Lanka by 128 runs in the last match in Sydney.
"Looking at the slow and low conditions which usually prevail at the MCG, we would even consider the option of playing with two spinners," opener Virender Sehwag said.
In case the Indians indeed opt for two specialist spinners, leg spinner Piyush Chawla may get a look in to bolster the spin department which has Harbhajan Singh as the only other slow bowler.
With their first two matches being abandoned due to rain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his young brigade will need to pull up their socks against the home team.
While the Indian pacemen have given a good account of themselves, the batting has not shown the desired consistency in the two rain affected games
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