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Ganguly to continue to bat
at number three

Skipper Sourav Ganguly is undeterred by his poor dismissal in the first Test and determined to bat only at number three in the second Test, which starts in Port Of Spian, Trinidad, on Friday.

"I will bat at number three only," said Ganguly, nodding his head in stubborn defiance as he arrived in Port Of Spain on Tuesday morning.

Ganguly was dismissed cheaply for five in India's first and only innings during the first Test, mistiming a hook, to gift a catch to backward square leg after being hit at the back of his shoulder by a rising delivery from Mervyn Dillon.

Palpably ill-at-ease, Ganguly was hopping or missing outside his off-stump for most of the 12 deliveries he faced in the rain-ruined first Test at Georgetown in Guyana.

His dismissal led to media and public speculation about his ability to face short-rising deliveries and whether he would be able to stand up to the pace of the West Indian fast bowlers.

"This is only the first Test of the series," said Ganguly. "We will find out at the end of it."

Ganguly was reminded of typical tactics by the West Indian fast bowlers where they target the visiting captain for a special treatment in order to break the resistance of his team.

Ganguly is sure it would not happen to him. "When it happened, the quality of fast bowling was very different," he quipped.

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