Dhoni defends his decision to play five bowlers against Australia – Cricket News Update
Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 was a failure, saying one cannot judge a strategy after one game.
India went into Friday’s World T20 Super Eight opener against Australia without swashbuckling opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Piyush-c82317 Chawla. But the strategy backfired badly, as the formidable Indian batting line-up could put a paltry 140 for seven on board, from their stipulated twenty overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 was the other notable performer with the bat from Indian ranks, with 26 runs, while the rest of the line-up fell for scores inside 17.
In reply, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 removed latter in the 14th over.
With many claiming that it could have been a different ball game had India played experienced top-order batsman Virender Sehwag, instead of an extra bowler, who proved to be a liability in the end, Dhoni defended the five-bowler strategy and instead blamed the drizzle at the start of their innings for his side’s poor show on Friday night.
“One can't criticise five-bowler strategy just because we have done badly in one match. We had done well against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 but rain became a factor. Once there was rain, the Australians had an option and they used light roller,” said the Ranchi wicketkeeper batsman.
“Once the ball gets wet, it is very difficult for spinners to grip the ball. Actually, you have to choose horses for courses and we wanted someone who is good in this format. It's very difficult to justify why it was Sehwag (to be dropped),” the Indian skipper added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in a must win Super Eight encounter on Sunday, at the same R Premadasa Stadium, and Dhoni said his side would do better than they did against Australia on Friday.
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