Pakistan have light practice as India rest
Pti, Islamabad
A few members of the Pakistan cricket team, including captain Inzamamul Haq, had on Wednesday an optional net practice at the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi, venue of the second one-dayer, while the tourists preferred to take rest.The main objective of the home team's practice session was to ask the three pacers -- Mohammed Asif, Navedul Hasan and Umar Gul -- and all-rounder Yasir Arafat to bowl at two stumps on the wicket adjacent to the match pitch which lay under the covers. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was standing near the bowling crease and asking the four men to keep attacking the off stump with leg-cutters. The batsmen had an informal session at the other end of the ground without nets. The Indians, on the other hand, took it easy for the day, a holiday here because of Muharram, after having travelled from Peshawar by road yesterday and reaching here in the evening in time to attend the High Tea hosted by Indian High Commissioner Shivshanker Menon at his residence. Team Media Manager GS Walia said the team was given an off day as the members had travelled yesterday and were tired.
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