Dont crucify Sree : Sreenath

Indian veteran pace bowler Sreenath told Indians not to crucify Sreeshant. Sreeshant gave 53 runs in the match against BD.

The dew was very much there and the Indian bowlers could not grip the ball. Because of the dew factor only did Shakib elect to field. The dew factor weighed heavily on Shakib's mind, according to Imran.

It is always better not to crucify anybody. Any player can have a bad day in office.

Sreenath opined that the Indian bowling was always an area of concern and the Indian bowlers did overcome some challenges.

One should know the mental state Sreeshant is in. He was not there in the fifteen and he came in as a replacement for Praveen. He was also not in the eleven and he came as a replacement for Nehra. So he is not fully prepared. His tendency to attack with pace and swing also proved futile.

The ICC's decision to field only ten teams for 2015 WC was proved right by the performance of Kenya and Canada. Both were ousted by professional teams. Pietersen had attacked the longish 2011 WC schedule and Ponting supported the ICC decision.

To protect the Crown, Aussies go to the field against Zimbabwe. Australia were invincible in 03 and 07 and hope to defend the WC title. Match starts at 0230 PM IST.