Do or Die Battle for Team India in Guwahati

Guwahati: Breaking News! Team India gear up for the 6th ODI against Australia in Guwahati tomorrow, which is do-or-die match for them. Australia is leading 3-2 in the seven-match series. India desperately need a victory tomorrow to stay alive in the series, or else the series will be handed over to Australia with one match to go in Mumbai.

There is good news for Australia that there is no further injury and barring Mitchel Johnson, all are fit. Indian skipper MS Dhoni said that he want his top order, including Sehwag, Gambhir and Yuvraj to fire so that there is less pressure on the middle order.

Dhoni also expressed confidence that bowlers will stick to their job in Guwahati. It is not clear whether India will play Ishant Sharma or go with Munaf Patel. Young Sudeep Tyagi may have to wait for another series to make his debut. Spinner Amit Mishra is also cooling his heels on the bench.

Australia, which is playing without its seven key players, is on a high after the sensational victory in Hyderabad. For Team India, it was too near, yet too far.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar could not sleep properly on Wednesday night after that disappointing loss. He did not even take food and remained silent for the night. He needs to forget what happened in Hyderabad and lead the Indian batting line-up to another superb show in Guwahati.