Hobart, Jan 13: Having frittered away a winning position by surrendering meekly, the tail-enders need to put up a more inspired batting display as India go into the second match of the triangular cricket series against Zimbabwe here tomorrow hoping to garner full points.

The performance of the lower-order batsmen, who have failed to contribute much to the total, has been a worrying factor for the Indians right through the tour and captain Sourav Ganguly has already made it clear that his tail-enders need to show more character.
The Indians lost their last six wickets for just 13 runs in the opening match against Australia to blow away a winning opportunity at Melbourne after being comfortably placed at 257 for four at one stage to lose the game by 18 runs.
Ganguly was livid with the pathetic batting display and the team will be determined to make amends for the defeat at MCG against a team which does not have enough firepower to counter the Indians.
The Indian top order has been firing on all cylinders and the team could definitely gain a lot if the tail-enders also chip in with some runs.
The Indians were expected to bring in left-handed batsman Hemang Badani in place of utility player Sanjay Bangar who failed to make much of an impression in the first match at Melbourne.
Bureau Report