Maharashtra opening batsman Dheeraj Jadhav said filling the slot left vacant by Tendulkar was a huge task.
Ganguly, Laxman and Balaji were included in place of Yuvraj, YV Rao and Zaheer.
Rahul Dravid was out for duck but his team beat Sehwag XI by five wickets.
'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for the team.'
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Indian cricketers, especially Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, are extremely popular in Pakistan.
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The Hyderabadi also backed Sourav Ganguly to make a strong comeback with the bat.
The Hyderabadi batsman was dropped from the squad for the 2003 World Cup.
The Hyderabadi batsman said 'it is just a coincidence' that he is able to come up with big knocks against The Aussies.
V V S Laxman received the maximum nominations in the individual category.
'I have become a much better batsman than what I was one year back.' V V S Laxman tells Harish Kotian.
When former cricketer VVS Laxman was asked about his views about cricket under lights with pink ball, he said, "It's a work in progress".
South Zone beat Central Zone by seven runs in the Deodhar Trophy limited overs league match.
John Buchanan thinks the loss in Mumbai proved that his team has to find a fresh approach to tackle VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar.
India have replaced left-arm spinner Murali Kartik with Romesh Powar for the second ODI in Rawalpindi.
The stylish middle order batsman is now gunning for Shoaib Akhtar and company during the upcoming tour to Pakistan.
The star middle-order batsman felt his team had the potential to turn the tables on Australia in the current tour.
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