4th ODI preview: Sachin, Yuvraj give England nightmares

India need to win just one more match to wrap up the seven-match series and Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his brave-hearts will be eager to maintain their winning sequence in the floodlit encounter at the Chinaswamy stadium.

The visitors, on the other hand, have been left with the daunting task of winning four matches in a row to clinch the series and it appears extremely unlikely that they would be able to stop the Indian juggernaut.

The return of Tendulkar has no doubt made the Indian batting line-up more formidable but it would also force the hosts to tinker with the batting order.

Tendulkar had been rested for the first three matches of the series after playing in all the four Tests against Australia and it remains to be seen whether he will open the innings with Virender Sehwag.

In case Tendulkar opens, the left-handed Gambhir, who is in very good form, may come in to bat at the number three slot.

For Tendulkar, it will be his first one-dayer in eight months having played his last match against Australia in Brisbane in March this year.

The champion batsman gave glimpses of his vintage form in the recent Tests series against Australia and will be keen to make his presence felt after the short break.

The Indian selectors have also brought back paceman Irfan Pathan into the ODI squad but it appears unlikely that he would get a chance to play tomorrow with Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel having bowled well.

The form of Yuvraj Singh, who has cracked two centuries already, has been the heartening feature of the Indian batting line-up and the hard-hitting middle order batsman will have to fire again if the hosts want to clinch the series on Sunday itself.

It has been smooth sailing for the Men in Blue so far in the series but India can't afford to relax and must guard against complacency.

On other hand, there is a lot at stake for the visitors, who need more than an inspirational performance to turn things around in the series.

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