India will leave a decision on whether ace batsman Sachin Tendulkar will be able to help their attempt to win the second One-Day International against New Zealand at Napier tomorrow until a fitness test in the morning.

Tendulkar turned his ankle bowling the last ball of the side's practice session before the first match in the National Bank Series and was ruled out of the game.

However, Harbhajan Singh and Sanjay Bangar will both be considered for inclusion in the side after being passed fit yesterday.

Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said Tendulkar would have a fitness test but he felt he would be fit for consideration.

Ganguly said he was sure his batsmen were one innings away from hitting form.

"Spending some time in the middle, having a few balls hitting the middle of the bat early in the innings does more for your confidence than a week in the nets," he said.

It was important that batsmen stick to what has worked for them in the past.

Napier had a reputation for being a good pitch, it had been on India's previous tour in 1998/99 and had been good for their opening match on this tour, a three-day game against Central Districts.

"We are keen, we have worked hard on our game since the start of the series and I think it is a matter of winning one game. We've come close in Hamilton, in Auckland where we couldn't take the last two or three wickets.

"It's a matter of one win," he said.

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