Dhoni blames batting surrender for innings humiliation - Cricket News Update
A disappointed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 on Friday blamed his side’s batting surrender in the first-session of the opening day and his Australian counterpart Michael Clarke’s valiant triple century for India’s an innings and 68-run humiliation at the hands of
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the second Test of the four-match series at Sydney Cricket Ground.
"We were down in the first session on the first day,” said the Indian skipper at the post-match presentation. “A few batsman got out to good deliveries and after that Clarke and (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricardo-Gouveia-c84824) Ponting batted really well. They built a great partnership," he added
further.
The star studded Indian batting line up, laced with the likes of master blaster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, was once again exposed by the relatively young Australian attack as the tourists were bundled out
for a meagre 191 in their first innings.
In reply, the hosts led by skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377’s painstaking 134.
Dhoni said that it was a good batting wicket and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 beautifully capitalized on the conditions.
"It was a good track to bat on. Clarke played brilliantly,” said the Ranchi wicketkeeper batsman, who scored an unbeaten 57 in the first innings, highest score by an Indian in that innings.
“He (Clarke) got the pace of the wicket. It was difficult to contain him and he was well supported by Ponting and (Michael) Hussey," he added.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 are now 0-2 down in the four-match series. Earlier they had lost the series opener by 122 runs in Melbourne.
Dhoni was hopeful of making a comeback in the series by winning the third Test starting in Perth on January 13.
"Of course we can win there. It's not about what kind of start we have got, we will look to win in Perth," said Dhoni.
It is pertinent to mention that this was India’s sixth consecutive Test defeat abroad. Earlier they were humiliated 4-0 by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 at home and another 4-0 whitewash seems to be on cards for Dhoni’s men.
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