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Ganguly hopes India has reserved its best for final
23.04 IST   31st July 2004

By IndiaExpress Bureau

Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly admits his side has not yet played to its potential but the Asia Cup final on Sunday could be a different day.

"We have not yet performed to our best. We have been below our potential. It all could change tomorrow," Ganguly said on the eve of the final against Sri Lanka.

The skipper termed his side's batting as key in his quest for beginning the season with a title win. "Our batting is the key and now at its full strength with the return of VVS Laxman. We have not been at our best but then at the start of the season it could take some time to get going." Ganguly was asked if he thought his side's batting was not performing at its best and not getting those 300-plus totals it used to get regularly in the past.

"You don't start your innings thinking of getting those 300-plus totals. You build your innings and when you find wickets in hand in the last 10 overs, you tend to open out and make big strokes.

"Three of us, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and I had good last game against Sri Lanka. Tomorrow it could be all of us who could be among the runs." Ganguly hinted his side could go into tomorrow's game with three left-arm medium-pacers and a spinner against the hosts.

"If the wicket is dry, you play two spinners. If it is not, we could go into the game with three left-arm seamers," he said.



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