'I expect a very hungry performance tomorrow'

John Wright has called on the Indian team to show more intensity in the field when they take on Bangladesh in their first match of the second stage of the Asia Cup on Wednesday. India lost to Sri Lanka on Sunday by 12 runs, but made it to the next stage by virtue of being second in the group.

"We had a wake-up call the other night," Wright said, talking about India's display against Sri Lanka. "I thought it was a very disappointing performance. There was no urgency or intensity, which is always disappointing when you are trying to move on as a side. You can accept wins and losses but I was not happy with the intensity and we have talked about that."

While Wright expressed his disappointment, he also hastened to add that India had come out of such situations before. "If you go back to the World Cup we had a big loss against Australia and we turned that situation around. We got a big fright against Pakistan A [on the tour to Pakistan earlier this year] where they clouted us all over the field. So it was an important wake-up call.

"What's important for us this week is that each team at this stage is going in on a equal footing. We are in exactly the same position as Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Unless, of course, we get to an equal-points situation in which case that defeat will cost us. But we don't want to get into that situation. I expect a very hungry performance tomorrow."

Wright also suggested that Rahul Dravid would keep wicket again, after playing as a specialist batsman against Sri Lanka. "I anticipate that Rahul can continue with his keeping for the rest of this tournament. That has proven to be our strongest line-up. Parthiv got his chance the other night because of Laxman's injury but we will be going back to Dravid unless there are any fitness issues."

Talking about the option of playing two spinners, Wright said: "That is a possibility but we will assess that on the morning of the match. I think you will find that in the 12 there will be two spinners. We will have a look on the morning of the match and go from there." With Zaheer Khan ruled out of Wednesday's match due to a leg injury, Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra will battle it out for the fourth bowler's spot.