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Arjuna focuses on fightback

SL take on India today
BOMBAY. May 16: Sri Lanka's reputation as the world s leading one-day team will be put under the grinder when they take on hosts
India in a key Independence Cup clash here Saturday, reports AFP.
The World Cup champions must win the day-night en-
• counter in Sachin Tendulkar’s
home town to stay In the race for the finals after losing their opening match to Pakistan.
But Arjuna Ranatunga laughed away suggestions his team would fall apart under the pressure.
"All the pressure Is on the home team, we have nothing to lose," the veteran Sri Lankan captain said during practice at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
"We know we have to win to stay in the tournament, another defeat will make it very difficult for us. we'll give this match everything."
The Indians fired by Tendulkar's 12th one-day century, put aside their disappointing West Indies tour to rout New Zealand by eight wickets at Bangalore on Wednesday.
Ranatunga, who watched the match on television, admitted the task of stopping the rampaging the 24-year-old was not easy, but not impossible.
"We have a plan but I will not tell you what. Anyway it's not just Tendulkar we have to watch out for, the Indians have always been tough to beat at home."
Ranatunga, whose team ousted India in the World Cup semifinal at Calcutta last year before defeating Australia In the final, said desperate situations called for desperate measures.
He revealed that out of form Romesh Kaluwitharana will be move down the order, ending the fruitful opening partnership with Sanath Jayasuriya that began Australia in 1995.
"Kalu is a very good batsman, but it's not fair to make him open when he's not getting runs. He can be equally effective coming in at number six or seven."
Ranatunga said experienced Test opener Roshan Mahanama will join Jayasuriya but added that Kaluwitharana may be sent up if the target was in the region of 280 runs.
A Sri Lankan win will leave all four teams with two points each, making the matches New Zealand vs Sri Lanka on Tuesday and India vs Pakistan on Wednesday virtual semi-finals.
An Indian victory however.
will carry the home team into the best of three finals in Mo-hali on May 24 and Calcutta on May 27 and May 28.
Tendulkar, whose 12 one-day centuries are surpassed only by West Indian Desmond
Haynes' tally of 17. is determined not to leave the suspense till the end.
"After our poor showing in the West Indies, winning the Independence Cup will be nice gift for the Indian fans," the young meastro said.
"1 am always excited about playing before my home crowd in Bombay and hopefully we will give them a win here.
"But the Srl Lankans are a very dangerous side, one of the best in the world who are capable of anything on their day.
"We will have to be at our best here, play to our full potential if we have to win. But 1 am confident we can do it." he said.
Tendulkar's schoolmate Vinod Kambli. recalled to the national side after eight months in place of former skipper Mohammad Azharud-din. also hopes to shine before his home crowd.
The left hander had little work to do at Bangalore coming in when six runs were needed and hit the winning boundary, but he may play a pivotal role on the flat Wankhede Stadium wicket.
Both teams will wait till Saturday afternoon before naming their teams. But India are expected to retain the XI which beat New Zealand.
PTI adds, Indian all-rounder Noel David is fit to play against Sri Lanka.
"He has been cleared to play." coach Madan Lal said.
The Hyderabad player, who bats in the lower middle-order and bowls off-breaks besides being a top-class fielder, hurt his bowkeg-heoidand could riot-be: considered for selection, in the playing eleven in India's opener against New Zealand on Wednesday.