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This story is the restart of my Living with India one, the saved game file of which can not be used with Cricket Coach 2007 2.03. The events in that story effectively did not happen now.
PAYNE REVEALED AS INDIA COACH
The Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) has unveiled Englishman Lee Payne as the coach of the Indian national cricket team. The fans have surprisingly reacted positively to the news, some writing on an internet forum that "he will not have any bias towards certain players" and that "he knows a lot about cricket. We will win the World Cup". Everyone hopes Payne can get the team to continue the good form they showed on the tour of Australia.
BAT Wasim Jaffer - The 30 year old made his test debut for India against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2000. He has scored more than 11,000 runs in First-class cricket, in which he plays for his hometown team Mumbai.
BAT Virender Sehwag - Sehwag is likely to be the team's main attacking opening batsman. He made his test debut for India against South Africa at Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein in 2001, a match in which he made a century.
BAT Gautam Gambhir - The 26 year old made his test debut for India against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2004. He is likely to be used in a rotation policy in both forms of the game.
BAT Mohammad Kaif - Kaif is likely to play very sporadically for the team, having fallen out of favour with the selectors. He made his test debut for India against South Africa at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore in 2000.
BAT Rahul Dravid - The 35 year old made his test debut for India against England at Lord's in London in 1996. He is likely to be a big part of the middle order in test matches for the team until his retirement.
BAT Yuvraj Singh - Yuvraj is likely to be an important player for the team in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He made his test debut for India against New Zealand at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh in 2003.
BAT Sachin Tendulkar - The 34 year old made his test debut for India against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi back in 1989. He is regarded as a legend, and he is likely to be an icon for the team until his retirement.
BAT Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman - Laxman is likely to play sporadically for the team in test matches. He made his test debut for India against South Africa at the Gujarat Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad in 1996.
BAT Sourav Ganguly - The 35 year old made his test debut for India against England at Lord's in London in 1996. He is likely to be an important player for the team in test matches until his retirement.
WK/BAT Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Dhoni is likely to play for the team in all forms of the game for many years to come, in the role of the captain of the One Day International team too. He made his test debut for India against Sri Lanka at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai in 2005.
BOWL Praveen Kumar - The 21 year old made his One Day International debut for India against Pakistan at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in 2007. He is likely to play sporadically for the team in One Day Internationals, he will have been surprised to have been given a central contract.
BOWL Ramesh Powar - Powar is likely to play sporadically for the team in One Day Internationals. He made his test debut for India against Bangladesh at the Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium Stadium in Chittagong in 2007.
BOWL Anil Kumble - The 37 year old made his test debut for India against England at Old Trafford in Manchester in 1990. He is likely to carry on as the captain of the team in test matches until his retirement.
BOWL Zaheer Khan - Zaheer is likely to play for the team as a main swing bowler in test matches. He made is test debut for India against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka in 2000.
BOWL Harbhajan Singh - The 27 year old made his test debut for India against Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore in 1998. He is likely to play for the team in all forms of the game.
BOWL Munaf Patel - Munaf is likely to play sporadically for the team in in all forms of the game. He made his test debut for India against England at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohail, Chandigarh in 2006.
BOWL Shanthakumaran Sreesanth - The 25 year old made his test debut for India against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur in 2006. He is likely to make himself a regular for the team in all forms of the game.
PAYNE REVEALED AS INDIA COACH
The Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) has unveiled Englishman Lee Payne as the coach of the Indian national cricket team. The fans have surprisingly reacted positively to the news, some writing on an internet forum that "he will not have any bias towards certain players" and that "he knows a lot about cricket. We will win the World Cup". Everyone hopes Payne can get the team to continue the good form they showed on the tour of Australia.
CENTRALLY CONTRACTED PLAYERS
BAT Wasim Jaffer - The 30 year old made his test debut for India against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2000. He has scored more than 11,000 runs in First-class cricket, in which he plays for his hometown team Mumbai.
BAT Virender Sehwag - Sehwag is likely to be the team's main attacking opening batsman. He made his test debut for India against South Africa at Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein in 2001, a match in which he made a century.
BAT Gautam Gambhir - The 26 year old made his test debut for India against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2004. He is likely to be used in a rotation policy in both forms of the game.
BAT Mohammad Kaif - Kaif is likely to play very sporadically for the team, having fallen out of favour with the selectors. He made his test debut for India against South Africa at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore in 2000.
BAT Rahul Dravid - The 35 year old made his test debut for India against England at Lord's in London in 1996. He is likely to be a big part of the middle order in test matches for the team until his retirement.
BAT Yuvraj Singh - Yuvraj is likely to be an important player for the team in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He made his test debut for India against New Zealand at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh in 2003.
BAT Sachin Tendulkar - The 34 year old made his test debut for India against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi back in 1989. He is regarded as a legend, and he is likely to be an icon for the team until his retirement.
BAT Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman - Laxman is likely to play sporadically for the team in test matches. He made his test debut for India against South Africa at the Gujarat Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad in 1996.
BAT Sourav Ganguly - The 35 year old made his test debut for India against England at Lord's in London in 1996. He is likely to be an important player for the team in test matches until his retirement.
WK/BAT Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Dhoni is likely to play for the team in all forms of the game for many years to come, in the role of the captain of the One Day International team too. He made his test debut for India against Sri Lanka at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai in 2005.
BOWL Praveen Kumar - The 21 year old made his One Day International debut for India against Pakistan at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in 2007. He is likely to play sporadically for the team in One Day Internationals, he will have been surprised to have been given a central contract.
BOWL Ramesh Powar - Powar is likely to play sporadically for the team in One Day Internationals. He made his test debut for India against Bangladesh at the Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium Stadium in Chittagong in 2007.
BOWL Anil Kumble - The 37 year old made his test debut for India against England at Old Trafford in Manchester in 1990. He is likely to carry on as the captain of the team in test matches until his retirement.
BOWL Zaheer Khan - Zaheer is likely to play for the team as a main swing bowler in test matches. He made is test debut for India against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka in 2000.
BOWL Harbhajan Singh - The 27 year old made his test debut for India against Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore in 1998. He is likely to play for the team in all forms of the game.
BOWL Munaf Patel - Munaf is likely to play sporadically for the team in in all forms of the game. He made his test debut for India against England at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohail, Chandigarh in 2006.
BOWL Shanthakumaran Sreesanth - The 25 year old made his test debut for India against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur in 2006. He is likely to make himself a regular for the team in all forms of the game.
