After being defeated by an innings and almost five sessions to spare, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 is the No.1 team in the world.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 did not indulge in the rankings game or to explaining how close the game was, but he talked about how important some of the players in his squad are. He mentioned how a wealth of experience invested in his squad will be pivotal for the upcoming
tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. “I think adapting to the conditions will be crucial” expressed Dhoni while talking to the media. He also mentioned that his team is not thinking about things far ahead and that the break in between is also detrimental for fitness.
His point of view revolved around the senior players of the team who have previously toured South Africa. Dhoni explained how important it is to extract information from them, and in light of that, adapting to the conditions well. The basics have to be executed
in the right manner, which remains to be a unique attribute of Indian cricket from quite a long time now.
Dhoni is one of the players who is expected to be given rest during the one day series against New Zealand. Moreover, some of the senior players will also leave for South Africa earlier next month, trying to adapt to the conditions there. Dhoni believes
this will be an advantage to the team that conditions are thoroughly assessed before the real encounter begins on the 16 December. He is of the view that the batsmen especially, need some time to adjust to the variable bounce, as batting remains to be the
strong point for them.
With the exception of Zaheer Khan, the Indian skipper admitted that they played their best IX in the match, and the middle order has impressed the most. This is because the captain has kept faith in the settled core, which is showing solid performance in
terms of scoring runs. Even when some players are not doing well, they are given a couple of days break and this keeps the team environment healthy. This fact has kept the Indian team in the business.
Dhoni is associating high expectations from the fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566, who has been exceptional in the last game against New Zealand, picking up four wickets. Especially in the absence of Zaheer, Dhoni seemed pretty satisfied from the performance of
the young pacer. Ishant got a chance after Sreesanth and Zaheer were left out because of injury. He certainly proved to be worth the chance and impressed Dhoni to the maximum. That is the reason that he will be there on the South African tour to assist the
other pacers in the bowling department.
Conditions will certainly be different in South Africa in comparison to India, but the lift in the spirits that the last win invested in the Indians will also bring them out in a confident manner. The tour is long and hard, yet Dhoni seems to be calm as
he always is, waiting for the moment to come rather than rushing towards it.
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