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Feb 07, 2006

Mumbai all-rounder Ramesh Powar has been asked to pack his bags and go to Pakistan as the 16th member of the Indian ODI Squad. The off spinner has been called up as a cover to the other off spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is currently having a finger injury. Harbhajan had to miss out the first One Day International at Peshawar due to the same and India had lost the match even after scoring over 320. The Specialist Spinner Murali Kartik was clobbered in his 9 overs and this meant that with Harbhajan Singh down with injury, India was having some serious bowling problems.

Ramesh Powar is known for his fighting skills with both bat and ball and has on numerous occasions had pulled his state side Mumbai out of the rut. He isn't highly talented with both bat and ball but he is like a Robin Singh, who gives more than 100% in whatever he does on the field. Powar has had a good season in the just concluded Ranji Trophy taking 42 wickets. He had played two One Day Internationals and both of them were against Pakistan in Pakistan. In that tour of 2003/04, Powar held himself very well on those flat batting tracks by keeping the batsmen under check. He displayed his skills with the bat by trying in vain to take India to victory with his 11-ball 18 at Rawalpindi. With 4 first class hundreds and 246 wickets as of now, India would be looking up to him to deliver in this difficult period for the team. Powar is well in contention to play the 2nd ODI at Rawalpindi, which begins on the 11th.

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