England v India – Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants the team to stick to the basics
The disgraced Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 wants his team not to lose nerve after getting hammered in England against the hosts in the three Test matches which saw their demise from the number one spot in Test cricket.
The mild-mannered Dhoni wants the team to stick to the basics and not to panic in the upcoming final and fourth Test at the Oval which will probably be a grace saving opportunity for the Indian team as they have left their fans disappointed after giving
a dismayed performance in England this summer.
Talking to media men, the 30-year-old Dhoni said, “We will http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to our game plan and hopefully it'll reflect in our performance. We have to look to the future as well. What's important is not to panic. Some sides push the panic button too soon, but we will
look ahead to the bright future we have."
Meanwhile, the under fire skipper also rebuffed the notion that India had gotten a wakeup call after being dethroned from their top spot by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
“We've not been sleeping so this is not a wake-up call. The past two years have been great. This is a sport, we go through tough times. It is challenges that make life interesting,” reiterated Dhoni.
India have received great criticism from all corners of the globe after they failed to play like champions as the Poms took the air out of the Indians right from the first Test when the English beat the tourists at Lord’s by 196 runs.
India were then expected to bounce back in the second Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, however, the hosts thrashed them once again by 319 runs. The defeats kept becoming bigger and bigger for India as in the third Test they suffered a humiliating beating
by an innings and 242 runs at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
The loss at Edgbaston was the final nail in the coffin as India were officially dethroned from their prized position, raising concerns in India to take radical steps to improve the performance of the team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 are now facing tough questions regarding their number one status as many have called India’s stint as the top team in Test cricket a mere fluke while some have also raised doubts regarding their ability to prove to the world that they are the deserving
world champions in one-day cricket.
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