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Sri Lanka v India, 9-14 Feb 94, Ahmedabad, Prematch Report

Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev heads for the Motera Stadium on Tuesday knowing he is just one wicket away from a new Test record. A huge crowd is guaranteed as the 35 year old bids to move ahead of New Zealander Sir Richard Hadlee by claiming his 432nd victim. "I am eagerly looking forward to getting that one wicket and I hope it comes sooner rather than later," he commented. India have won their last eight home Tests and look certain to field an unchanged team. The teams for Tuesday's match are:

INDIA SRI LANKA (probable) (from) M Prabhakar R Mahanama N Sidhu D Samaraweera V Kambli H Tillekeratne S Tendulkar A de Silva M Azharuddin (c) A Ranatunga (c) S Manjrekar S Jayasuriya Kapil Dev P Dassanayake N Mongia R Kalpage A Kumble P Wickremasinghe R Chauhan D Anurasiri V Raju M Muralidharan A Gunawardhane R Pushpakumara C Vas M Attapattu