“Indian players are naturally talented but they needmodern training. But Bangladesh are a more formidable opponent now and the biggest challenge facing Australia’s players is to find a way to combat the home team’s spinners. I am 100 per cent confident we will win the Asia Cup and I absolutely feel we can finish on the podi. All but one of Australia’s 20 wickets in the series opener fell to spin, and the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadiumpitch in Chittagong is expected to favour slow bowling. ’Young shuttler Rahul Bharadwaj eked out a hard-fought win over compatriot Kiran George to advance t. Asked if any major Indian company with interest in broadcast gets into a tie-up with an internationa. were given a further window of opportunity when debutant Sakala, 20, was dismissed for a second cautionable foul a minute later. THE KIDAMBI FAN CLUB If there was a distinct buzz about any Indian player, it was Kidambi Srikanth. ’Jose Brasa, who was also sacked like Roelant Oltmans as India coach, on Saturday expressed surprise. But she will need to cut out the errors that plagued her against 18-year-old Kenin, a fellow America-based player who was born in Russia.