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Play fearlessly

Sourav Ganguly's team may be under intense pressure from a billion cricket-crazy fans, but the four junior batsmen in the Indian team have been told to play without fear of failure. The senior players have taken the pressure off four batsmen — Sehwag, Kaif, Yuvraj and Dinesh Mongia — allowing them to indulge in aggressive strokeplay.

The enthusiasm of the youngsters has helped transform India into a genuine World Cup contender. "It's the backing that we're getting from the captain and the senior players that's put the fear of failure out of our mind," said Yuvraj Singh.

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