Can Tendulkar's return tip balance in India's favour?
All talk is of Sachin Tendulkar as the teams resume this Test series
Andrew Hall
19-Jul-2005
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India are 5/2 to beat Australia in the third Test which begins at Nagpur tomorrow. The draw is favourite at 5/4, with Australia 13/8.
Man of the Match
All talk is of Sachin Tendulkar as the teams resume this Test series. The Little Master is almost certain to return to the team on Tuesday, and he is immediately installed as favourite to be Man of the Match. But he shares this honour with three others, the spin twins Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble, and Australian opener Matthew Hayden. All four players are 15/2 to win the award.
All talk is of Sachin Tendulkar as the teams resume this Test series. The Little Master is almost certain to return to the team on Tuesday, and he is immediately installed as favourite to be Man of the Match. But he shares this honour with three others, the spin twins Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble, and Australian opener Matthew Hayden. All four players are 15/2 to win the award.
Also in this market is Chennai hero Virender Sehwag, who is temptingly priced at 11/1. Rahul Dravid's run drought surely can't last much longer, and the ICC Player of the Year is 9/1. For Australia, Glenn McGrath plays his hundredth Test and is a distant 16/1 to win the award.
Top Team Batsman
In the Top Team Batsman (first innings) market, Tendulkar is installed as clear favourite to make an immediate impact for India (11/4), followed by Sehwag and Dravid (3/1). Mohammad Kaif played a hugely important innings at Chennai to put India in a position of strength and he will be unlucky if he misses out in favour of Tendulkar. Kaif is a generous 8/1 to lead the first innings run-scoring for India.
In the Top Team Batsman (first innings) market, Tendulkar is installed as clear favourite to make an immediate impact for India (11/4), followed by Sehwag and Dravid (3/1). Mohammad Kaif played a hugely important innings at Chennai to put India in a position of strength and he will be unlucky if he misses out in favour of Tendulkar. Kaif is a generous 8/1 to lead the first innings run-scoring for India.
For Australia, Michael Clarke looks a good bet: in spite of leading the Aussie averages so far, he is 11/2 to top-score in the first innings for Australia. Matthew Hayden is the 3/1 favourite, followed by Justin Langer(4/1) and Damien Martyn (5/1). Adam Gilchrist, at 8/1, looks the value bet, especially if he again chooses to push himself up the order to gain the initiative.
Nagpur Records
Since the first time Nagpur staged a Test match in 1969-70, four of the seven matches have been drawn. India have only won one match at the ground - in 2001/2 against Zimbabwe - where Sachin Tendulkar top-scored for the home side with 176.
Since the first time Nagpur staged a Test match in 1969-70, four of the seven matches have been drawn. India have only won one match at the ground - in 2001/2 against Zimbabwe - where Sachin Tendulkar top-scored for the home side with 176.
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