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Indians in Antigua for practice match ahead of Tests



St John's (Antigua), May 30 (IANS)The Indians play a two-day practice match against Antigua and Barbuda from Tuesday at the Police Ground but after seeing the ground Monday evening one wonders how much practice they will get. From first appearances, it seems they will spend more time trying not to get injured.

Sure, for the players who have joined the squad after the one-dayers - V.V.S, Laxman, Anil Kumble, Jaffer, Murli Kaarthick and V.R.V. Singh - it's an opportunity to find their rhythm after the long journey from home and, perhaps, an even longer break from the game before the first Test gets going on Friday.

But whether they will relish the opportunity is entirely another matter. The Police Ground, situated just outside St John's, is not a ground where matches featuring international teams should be played. Forget the pitch, which could be good, or the pavilion, which is nothing more than rudimentary. It's the ground itself that makes one blanch.

For starters, there is this huge slope from west to east, an almost 10 degree gradient. Then there is the outfield. It is rough and uneven and rutted. It is used as a soccer pitch in the off-season and there are lines running across the outfield. All these make it a potential minefield for fielders.

One of the groundstaff says encouragingly that it isn't that bad. Only last week, in a league game, Eldine Baptiste, the former West Indian international played here, he says.

Antiguan heroes Viv Richards and Curtly Ambrose have played here. West Indian test teams have practiced here. He reminisces a bit and says that he can recall in 1983, Sunil Gavaskar and Mohinder Amarnath practicing here.

He adds that a dry spell here makes the outfield look worse than it is. All that is fine but one wonders whether the Indian board knows the risk it is asking its players to take.

As one journalist wit put it, the best way for India to avoid a potential disaster would be to bat for the entire two days of the match.



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