good opportunity for youngsters to prove themselves

Southampton: Fresh from his fantastic knock of 95 at Chester-le- Street, Parthiv Patel feels that the current ODI series is an ideal opportunity for the to step up and make best use of the opportunities.
"It's a good opportunity for youngsters to prove themselves. If they do, it would be good for themselves as well as the team," said Patel ahead of the second ODI here on Tuesday.

The late realization that Tendulkar is missing would leave the visitors a batsman short as Manoj Tiwary and Ravindra Jadeja are unlikely to join the squad before September 7.
It would imply that India would go into the match with only six frontline batsmen, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who would be forced to play five frontline bowlers.
Patel was impressive during his knock of 95 and looked particularly good in tackling the short deliveries of the England fast bowlers.
"I had the advantage of watching England's bowling in the Tests. They had a plan to bowl short to our batsmen. In the 7-8 days I was in National Cricket Academy (NCA), I prepared myself against short-pitched bowling. I knew if I opened, they would come hard at me."
"We made 274 in the first game and with England at 27 for 2, we were looking good to win the game. We hope to turn it around tomorrow as well."
Injuries was not the only reason to keep the Indians fretful at the Rose Bowl on Monday. As soon as they had begun to have their nets, heavy showers forced the visitors to go indoors.