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Twenty20 champions Pakistan is looking for avenging India in Champions Trophy for their defeat in the ICC world cup match before six years. These esteemed rivals are again battling on September 26 in Johannesburg. They have last clashed in 2003 world cup in which Pakistan set up a huge score of 270, which was tough to score with that bowler friendly condition. But Sachin and Sehwag’s fireworks followed by match winning innings by Rahul Dravid brought the match in India’s way.

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has smashed his forty fourth century to help India to break the jinx of not winning in the final in Sri Lanka for a decade now. India has beaten Sri Lankan by 46 runs to clinch the Compaq Cup.

After beating Sri Lankans in the tri-series finals on Monday to lift the Compaq Cup, they have bye-passed Australians to reach the No.2 spot in the ICC ODI rankings. Earlier they were enjoying No.1 spot after they beat New Zealand convincingly. But their huge defeat against Sri Lankan pushed them in to third spot.

Indian opener and south paw Gautam Gambhir has been ruled of Sri Lankan tri-series due to groin injury, said BCCI. Delhi player Gautam Gambhir struggling from muscle strain and asked to return home in order to be in complete rest for 10 days.

Former South African captain and Team India’s coach Gary Kirsten has told that Indian team would cope with dashing opener Virendra Sehwag’s absence, which is considered as huge loss for the team. Kirsten categorically told that Indian team would draw inspiration from their earlier in the Island nation to perform consistently. Indians are set to play against host Sri Lankans on Thursday.

Indian Coach Gary Kirsten has told that Indian team is playing with renewed spirit and unity to its winning momentum going. He told that the Indian team is playing outstanding cricket for the past eight month and have won 80 percent of the games they have played in that period.

Indian pacer Ishant Sharma is ready to take the mantle of spearheading the Indian pace bowling for tri-series in Sri Lanka and Champions Trophy in the absence of experienced Zaheer Khan.

Virendra Sehwag’s complete recovery will be monitored by selection committee that is meeting on Sunday. Sehwag returns to nets on Saturday and his fitness report will be carefully analyzed by the committee.

Indian left arm pacer Zaheer Khan has undergone a surgery in his left shoulder in South Africa for arthroscopic labral repair, BCCI told. India’s strike bowler got injured while playing in IPL this year but continued playing in T20 world cup. But he has missed 4 match IDI series against West Indies. Now he has ruled out till December, which means he would be missing triangular series in Sri Lanka involving New Zealand September 8 to September 15 and Champions Trophy in September 22 to October 5.

Wherever Indian and Pakistan plays a cricket match, high spirit of action is inevitable considering their political stands. One can expect high tension, a war like situation and ordeal during the match and that pulls the crowd in to the ground.