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TAMPA, Fla. -- An incredulous expression spread across Jameis Winstons face.Yes, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face a difficult challenge of getting themselves back on track without injured leading rusher Doug Martin . However the young quarterback is confident the team is more than capable of winning while the two-time Pro Bowl running back is out.Doug Martin means a lot to this team. ... Hes one of our best players, Winston said Wednesday as the Bucs (1-1) began preparation for Sundays home opener against the Los Angeles Rams (1-1).Martin injured his right hamstring during the first half of last weeks 40-7 loss at Arizona. Hes expected to be sidelined at least three weeks.In his absence, backups Charles Sims and Jacquizz Rodgers, whos only been with the team for a week, figure to assume a heavier workload.Sims accounted for 1,090 all-purpose yards in 2015, but mainly has been a situational, change-of-pace back.Rodgers has started five of 69 games hes appeared in during a six-year career thats included stints with the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears. He made his debut for the Bucs last Sunday, breaking a 24-yard run on his first carry and finishing with a team-best 29 yards on two attempts against the Cardinals.Chuck is a playmaker and Jacquizz made some great runs (last week), Winston said. Im looking forward to seeing them in a full-game atmosphere.Martin was the NFLs second-leading rusher behind Adrian Peterson a year ago, when he ran for 1,402 yards and six touchdowns. Meanwhile, Sims rushed for 529 yards and gained another 561 yards on 51 receptions to give the Bucs a nice one-two tandem.Martin, who signed a five-year, $35 million contract during the offseason, is a two-time 1,000-yard rusher effective running between the tackles as well as in the open field.The 6-foot, 213-pound Sims has more of an upright running style that serves him best when the Bucs are able to get him the ball in open space. The third-year pro has never carried more than 13 times in a game, raising the question whether hes capable of being a featured back.Coach Dirk Koetter and offensive coordinator Todd Monken are confident he can handle the role.Chucks been here long enough and has earned the opportunity, Monken said.There certainly are things that Chuck does differently than Doug. Every running back does, Monken added. There are a few things we may have to do a little bit differently, but really we have to be who we are. ... We anticipate him playing well, and weve got to play well around him.Martin wasnt alone in sitting out practice Wednesday. Defensive end Robert Ayers (ankle), receiver Cecil Shorts III, left tackle Donovan Smith (hip) and tight end Luke Stocker (ankle) are all on the injury report after facing the Cardinals.Koetter offered little in the way of an injury update, especially on Martin, who rushed for 85 yards on 25 carries the past two weeks.Im sure you can understand my point of view is Im not going to sit up here and tell our opponents everything were going to do, the coach said after practice.On Monday, though, he acknowledged that playing without Martin would impact the offense significantly.Even though we feel like we have really good backups at that positon ... when you take a top-level player out, you usually dont have exactly the same caliber player behind him, Koetter said. 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It was one-way traffic initially as India went all out attacking and forced South Africa to fall back and defend.The Indians attacked in numbers from the go but they seemed to fizzle out once inside the opposition circle.India finally tasted success in the 11th minute when Harjeet scored with a slap shot after being set up by Manpreet (Jrs) from the left flank.Pepped up by the goal, India stepped up the pressure and managed to secure their first penalty corner six minutes later but Harmanpreet Singhs effort was saved by South African goalkeeper Siyavuya Nolutshungu.After sitting back for most part of the first half, South Africa came into the groove and earned their first penalty corner in the 27th minute. Kyle Lion-Cachet scored with a powerful low flick to the right of the Indian keeper Vikas Dahiya.Minutes later, Gurjant Singh came close to restoring Indias lead but his reverse hit from close range went just wiide.dddddddddddd With a minute remaining for half time, India secured a second penalty corner but this time Harjeet fumbled to stop the push and the two teams went into the break locked at one goal apiece.The Indians continued in the same vein after the change of ends and had another shot at the South Africa goal in the 45th minute. Gujrant set it up for Nilkanta Sharma, whose shot from inside the circle was brilliant parried away by the South African keeper.Indias relentless attacks continued as they earned their third penalty corner in the 49th minute, which Nilkanta fumbled to stop but his reverse shot from the second chance was brilliantly saved by the South African goalkeeper.Desperate for a win in front of a cheering home crowd, India restored their lead in the 55th minute through a brilliant strike from Mandeep.Mandeep pounced on Harjeets diagonal pass from outside the circle and then unleashed a fierce reverse hit to beat the South African goalkeeper all ends up.Three minutes before the final hooter, South Africa got a golden opportunity to draw level when India conceded a penalty corner but the effort went wide. The loss ended South Africas hopes of reaching the quarters as they needed a win to stay alive.Besides India, England qualified for the quarterfinals from Pool D as the second best team although they have one more match remaining against Canada on Tuesday. ' ' '