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Andhra to go all out

VISAKHAPATNAM, DEC. 30. With only six points in its kitty, Andhra should go all out against Gujarat in its last round-robin match in pool `A' of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group `A' match commencing at the Ukku Stadium here on Friday.

Gujarat, placed third in the group with 10 points, is doing well and is keen to gain full points from this match. However, its chief coach and a former Indian star, Anshuman Gaekwad, is not taking Andhra lightly. "Andhra is not really doing well but we can't take it lightly. This is cricket, we don't know (how the match turns)," Gaekwad said.

Andhra will be missing its captain and batsman-wicketkeeper, M.S.K. Prasad, for the third straight match due to an ankle injury. A.G. Pradeep is back in the team after playing the under-19 matches for Andhra.

The teams: Gujarat (from): Nilesh Modi (capt.), Kirat Damani, Akash Christian, Hemjoshpura, Bhavik Thaker, Lalith Patil, Siddhartha Trivedi, Hitesh Majumdar, Asraf Makda, Kalpesh Patil, Salil Yadav, Neeraj Patel, Swapnil Patel, Digant Popat and Pallav Vora.

Andhra (from): Y. Venugopala Rao (capt.), L.N. Prasad Reddy, Manoj Sai, Y. Gnaneswara Rao, R.V.Ch. Prasad, A.G. Pradeep, V.V.V. Appa Rao, K.S. Shahabuddin, V.V.B. Saraswathi Reddy, Balaji Kishan Singh, A.S.K. Varma, D. Kalyan Krishna and Md. Fayaz.

Umpires: B.S.P. Rao (Hyderabad) and P.S. Godbole (Vidarbha). Match referee: Sarobjit Singh (Punjab).

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