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Indian cricket team leaves for South Africa |
The Indian cricket team left
for South Africa from here on Friday to participate in the Champions Trophy. South
Africa has been a happing hunting ground for India who was runners-up in the one-day
World Cup in 2003 and Twenty20 World Cup champions four years later. India has
received a boost before their Champions Trophy campaign when in-form opener Gautam
Gambhir was passed fit to return after injury. The left-hander has recovered from
a groin strain and will travel with the team to South Africa, the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Thursday. India, already without
the explosive Virender Sehwag, were sweating on Gambhir's fitness after the Delhi
batsman missed this month's tri-series in Sri Lanka. India won the Colombo tournament,
also involving New Zealand and the hosts, and went into the prestigious eight-team
event as one of the favourites after not having lost a one-day series in the past
year. India has been grouped with defending and world champions Australia, Twenty20
champions Pakistan and former champions West Indies in the preliminary phase.
A young Indian batting unit struggled against short-pitched bowling in this year's
Twenty20 World Cup in England. Ishant Sharma will spearhead the five-man pace
attack in the absence of experienced left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan, who has been
ruled out until the end of the year after undergoing surgery on an injured shoulder.
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