Their fate not in their hands, India have put practice on hold depending on how the Australia-Sri Lanka match of the ongoing CB tri-series pans out in Melbourne, on Friday.

Two days after that amazing 321-run chase inside 40 overs was scripted at Bellerive Oval, the team is pinching itself in disbelief at that mammoth effort for it had all but given up hopes of carrying any further on this disastrous tour -- a few of them had actually booked their return tickets to home from Hobart itself. India's ten best successful run chases in ODIs But they have some hope now because if Australia beat Sri Lanka, Dhoni's men have a chance to make the finals.

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