ranked India will bank heavily on its spinners on the last day after rain and Hashim Amla frustrated its bid for a series-levelling victory in the second Test against South Africa Wednesday. India has a possible 97 overs to take out seven South African wickets Thursday and avoid its first home series loss since the defeat by Australia in 2004 as they try to hold on to its No. 1 ranking. However, with a full day's play not guaranteed after bad light and rain allowed only 34.1 overs to be bowled Wednesday, India will look to play aggressive cricket with its traditional strength being the main weapon. “It would have been handy to have 50 overs today. But that's what we were dealt with. We just have to get on with it and use the time we have left,” India coach Gary Kirsten told reporters. The tourists were 115-3 at the close on the fourth day, still 232 behind, with in-form Amla on a fighting 49. Ashwell Prince had yet to get off the mark. The tourists, 1-0 up in the series, still have a chance of saving the Test to record their first series victory in India in a decade and reclaim the top-ranking from their hosts. India team for ODIs India opener Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of first two limited-over internationals against South Africa due to a groin injury Gambhir has been troubled by the injury for some time and the Indian selection committee headed by Krishnamachari Srikkanth Wednesday decided he should be rested. Spin bowler Harbhajan Singh and paceman Yuvraj Singh are also unavailable for the first two one-dayers, to be held Feb. 21 and 24. The third and final match will be held on Feb. 27. Harbhajan will sit out the matches so he can attend his sister's wedding, while Singh is still nursing a hand injury he sustained during India's tour of Bangladesh in January. Allrounder Yusuf Pathan returns to the squad, along with paceman Praveen Kumar. The squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Yusuf Pathan, Ravinder Jadeja, Abhisek Nayar, Amit Mishra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Sudeep Tyagi. Mahmudullah hits ton A fighting seventh wicket stand between Shakib Al-Hasan (87) and Mahmudullah (115) rescued Bangladesh from the follow-on against host New Zealand on the third day at Seddon Park Wednesday. New Zealand was 154-1 before bad light intervened. Scores: New Zealand 553-7 declared and 9-1. Bangladesh 408 (Mahmudullah 115, Shakib 87, Tamim 68).
