http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 – Cricket News Update
The skipper of the Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has said that the run-out of Gautam Gambhir, was the crucial point in Tuesday’s draw against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at the Adelaide Oval.
The 2011 World Cup winners were poised to register their third win of the Commonwealth Bank Series. At the end of the 40th over India had scored 178 for the loss of four wickets, still needing 59 runs to win, with Gambhir batting on 91 and Dhoni
on 29.
However, in the 41st over Gambhir had to depart after a wrong call by Dhoni for a single. India could have sailed through for an easy win had Gambhir stayed a bit longer, as the Lankans looked down and out while the two were at the crease and.
Lamenting the call for the single, Dhoni said, “A wrong call cost us the game. I was wrong in calling Gautam for a single and he got run out.”
Even though, Dhoni blamed himself for Gambhir’s wicket but the fact remains that he was the one who helped India salvage a draw from this game. Dhoni for the second time in the series came to the aid of the Men in Blue when they most needed him and played
a scintillating knock of 58 runs.
India was in all sorts of trouble at the end of 48th over; they needed 24 runs from two overs with seven wickets down. Dhoni and his partner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913, scoring15 runs, fully knowing that
the final over will be bowled by Lankan spearhead http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540.
Acknowledging the threat posed by Malinga, Dhoni said, “Malinga is very consistent. It is very difficult to hit him with his slinging action. So we were looking to target Mathews.”
Dhoni is one of the best finisher of the game, the wicket-keeper batsman remained as cool as a cucumber under the tense situation and this helped him pull off the amazing feat.
Even the Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, admires his ability of finishing games. He said, “Dhoni is a great finisher, he is cool and calm and backs himself. He is a strong character. We have to get his wicket early. We were close but not close enough.”
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