The young opener feels the wicket is an ideal batting track and the Indian bowlers too face a tough task ahead.
The last time India successfully chased a target of 200 or more outside India was almost one year back - against West Indies at Kingston on May 18, 2006.
India is slated to play three ODIs and two Tests in Bangladesh.
India, following-on after being dismissed for 305, were 47 for 1 in their second innings, still 267 runs behind the Kiwis, on Day 3 of the second Test.
Statistical highlights on the fourth day of the second and final cricket Test between India and England in Mohali on Monday.
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Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid will open the Indian innings.
The first one-day international in Colombo was called off due to heavy rain on Saturday.
All-rounder Sanjay Bangar, who had opened the innings for India in the last seven Tests, has been dropped.
He will be flying in to Chennai along with video analyst Zach Hitchcock.
Ricky Ponting is on the verge of joining an exclusive club of 10,000 Test runs, but the Australian captain said he was not aware of his impending milestone only to be told by a team official.
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India, who lead the series 2-1, retained the side which won the third one-dayer in Lahore.
The duo were adjudged best by the Hero Indian Sports Academy.
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# Dhoni has registered 196 sixes in ODIs, setting an Indian record, bettering the 195 by Sachin Tendulkar. Statistical highlights of the third ODI between India and New Zealand in Mohali on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 4:
It was clear that all stops were being pulled to ensure that the Indian batsmen played on the most difficult surfaces, The New Zealand Herald said.
"I had to bat at five or sometimes six and I missed quite a few hundreds because we did not have wicketkeeper-batsmen like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik earlier," Ganguly told TV channel CNN-IBN.
Captain Rahul Dravid will be rested for the warm-up one-dayer against England Lions on Saturday.
Dinesh Karthik was out on 91 as India ended Day 1 in the third Test against England on 316 for 4.
Dinesh Karthik was out on 91 as India ended Day 1 in the third Test against England on 316 for 4.
India, chasing 380 for victory, were 137 for 3 in their second innings at close on Day 4 of the first Test.
'You can't but put your best foot forward against them,' Rahul Dravid tells Ashish Magotra.
India are grouped with arch-foes Pakistan and minnows Scotland in Group D.
In a display of raw power and audacious stroke play, Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi tore into the Gujarat Titans bowling attack with a scintillating knock during which multiple records fell by the wayside in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday.
Stand-in captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the rain-hit fourth and final Test on Wednesday.
Discuss the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
The Indian captain is keen to play for another four to five years and help India scale new heights.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 46 as India reached 103 for 3 in reply to South Africa's 328 on day two of the second Test.
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