Sehwag, Gambhir face test in a must-win game for India 'A'

Having won the first match comprehensively West Indies A drew the second game to lead the series 10 and the hosts would quickly need to make amends to get back to winning ways in a mustwin encounter All eyes will be on Sehwag and Gambhir both of whom require to shine with the bat in order to create a chance for themselves to make a comeback to the national side The show put up by the duo in the previous unofficial 39Test39 at Shimoga was disappointing with Gambhir scoring 11 Sehwag managing only seven Sehwag has not scored a century in 30 Test innings while Gambhir39s dry run with the bat has seen him without a hundred in 40 innings since January 2010 Virender Sehwag Gautam Gambhir Pic Atul Kamble Even pacer Zaheer Khan who is also trying to get back into national reckoning had a dismal outing in the last match with figures of two for 93 But the fact that it was a slow pitch which hardly helped the seamers and also that Zaheer was playing his first match after an year39s gap could be taken into consideration Zaheer has failed to take five wickets in a Test innings since October 2010 and his fitness and endurance have also been a concern After the 2011 World Cup he played just seven Tests The trio would be keen to go out in a positive frame of mind and make a mark tomorrow India 39A39 captain Cheteshwar Pujara besides motivating the team would also be looking to put behind his own disappointing performance in last two matches where he managed just 45 runs from three innings The Saurashtrian knows the importance of tomorrow39s tie and would try to repeat what he did during the South Africa A tour where he scored a blistering century While Pujara will expect both Sehwag and Gambhir to come good in this match he would bank on the likes of opener V A Jagadeesh and middleorder batsmen Abhishek Nayar and Uday Kaul to give stability to the team Three of them hit brilliant halfcenturies each to take India A to a respectable 359 in reply to West Indies A39s 406 in the last tie and restrict the visitors from posting a win Some changes might take place with allrounder Paras Dogra middleorder batsman Sheldon Jackson or Mumbai pacer Dhawal Kulkarni making their way into the playing XI With his ninewicket haul in the previous match Baroda39s leftarm spinner Bharghav Bhatt will be heavily relied upon After an impressive outing in the first match where he pocketed seven wickets Parveez Rasool had a forgettable show in the second 39Test39 but come tomorrow he would be looking to make a point with his offspin In contrast West Indies A riding high on their 10 lead need just a draw to seal the series in their favour But they would certainly be aiming for another win especially with their batsmen and spinners in top form Ably led by captain Kirk Edwards Kraigg Braithwaite Assad Fadudin Narsingh Deonaraine Leon Johnson and Nikita Miller will all look to carry on their good work Kieran Powell would also like to be among runs after a couple of bad innings The West Indian bowlers especially spinners have come to the party by exploiting the Indian conditions effectively in the last two matches and would look to continue to do so Teams from India A Cheteshwar Pujara capt Gautam Gambhir Virender Sehwag Sheldon Jackson Abhishek Nayar Paras Dogra Uday Kaul wk Mohammad Kaif Parveez Rasool Bhargav Bhatt Dhawal Kulkarni Zaheer Khan Ishwar Pandey Mohammad Shami West Indies A Kirk Edwards c Kieran Powell Kraigg Brathwaite Jonathan Carter Sheldon Cottrell Miguel Cummins Narsingh Deonarine Assad Fudadin Jahmar Hamilton Delorn Johnson Leon Johnson Nikita Miller Veerasammy Permaul Shane Shillingford Chadwick Walton u00a0