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Duncan Fletcher could be under pressure, says Mark Ramprakash, but Indian players have to shoulder blame for poor form

Image: Fletcher: needs to find some characters for his India team, says Ramps

Mark Ramprakash believes Duncan Fletcher's position as India coach could be under threat.

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Ramprakash was, however, impressed by 23-year-old Pakistani centurion Jamshed and his opening partner Mohammad Hafeez, who cracked 10 boundaries during a 74-ball 76. "Jamshed played good shots all around the wicket," said the former Surrey and Middlesex star. "He was very strong off the front and back foot and also when the ball swung in; he showed deft touches and was the shining light. "Hafeez, meanwhile, looks a well-organised player; he played well off the back foot through the offside but also through the leg side when the balls were straighter. "He and Jamshed run between the wickets well, too; it has been a while since Pakistan have had a productive opening partnership but they have found one now." Pakistani seamer Junaid Khan followed up his figures of 4-43 in the first ODI in Chennai with 3-39 in Kolkata and Ramprakash's fellow Sky Sports analyst, Vikram Solanki, praised the consistency with which the one-time Lancashire quick bowled. "Junaid didn't have the assistance he had in the first ODI, but he got a good grouping together, bowled aggressively, and didn't give (Virender) Sehwag any room outside off stump, " said Solanki, who will turn out for Surrey next term after joining from Worcestershire. "He also offered another angle at the death, albeit at the tail-enders, and then Pakistan had Saeed Ajmal (3-20 from 10 overs), who is very difficult to face because of his variation and the pace he bowls at. "His stock ball is pretty quick so you can't get down the pitch at him and try and knock him around if you are not reading him; he is a magician."

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