The pack of Indian reporters at the Asian Cup all want to know one thing: Will Bhutia retire after the tournament?
"Michael Yardy's inclusion is a reward for performing consistently to a high level in the World T20 in the Caribbean and also reflects our longer term planning for a World Cup in the Indian sub-continent next year in which spin bowling will be a major feature, " added Miller.
But as soon as Paine fell to Yuvraj, life became very awkward for the World Cup holders as one Indian spinner after another - with Chawla the pick of them - weaved their magic under the floodlights.
Kapil, who led India to glory in the 1983 World Cup, had dared the Indian board to sack him, insisting he was doing nothing wrong by promoting cricket.
The 22-year-old from Barbados took the first World Cup hat-trick by a West Indian in superb figures of 6-27.
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There were originally two places on offer for England, but Kent, who were beaten by Middlesex in the Twenty20 Cup final, were refused entry because two of their players have appeared in the Indian Cricket League.
Cricket gives them the opportunity to watch world-class sportsmen, and the game is now well enough entrenched to have become the subject of bitter wrangles over team selection, and the skills of the coach, the former West Indian batsman, Gordon Greenidge (who was granted Bangladeshi citizenship after the national team qualified for the World Cup).
"Our dream is to have an Indian version of a global channel that can take on CNN and the BBC, " muses Prannoy Roy over a cup of tea in his office, which overlooks the main newsroom.
England begin their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands on Tuesday and Strauss insisted that he was not fatigued after arriving on the Indian subcontinent after just a few days rest in England following their return from the Australia tour and Ashes success.
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