Shorter boundary worries Dhoni

GUWAHATI: Indian skipper M S Dhoni on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction with the shorter boundary at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, saying it would be a worrying factor for the bowlers in the one day series opener against Pakistan here on Monday.
    
"This is one of the grounds where we could have extended the boundary ropes. It's quite a small boundary. Both sides have spinners. Definitely they will suffer a bit if it turns out to be a flat wicket," said Dhoni.
    
"The 60-65 yard outfield is a worry for bowlers," said the Indian captain at his customary match-eve press meet.
    
Both the sides had nets in the afternoon at the venue.

The Indian team's two-hour session saw master blaster Sachin Tendulkar having a long stint at the net as he executed a wide array of strokes.
    
During the session, offie Harbhajan Singh was struck on the left ankle by a stray ball from one of the nets and he did not take any further part during the session.
    
Cricket Manager Lalchand Rajput, however, said that the injury was not serious and Harbhajan was fully fit.
    
"He is available for selection in tomorrow's match," Rajput said.