India v England - Wasim Akram backs the Indian Captain for bowling first – Cricket News Update
After India’s second consecutive defeat in the ongoing npower Test series against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, the Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 has been grilled by Indian critics and former cricketers for wrongly choosing to bowl first in
the second Test.
However, Pakistan’s former left-arm pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 has sided with Dhoni and has insisted that bowling first at Trent Bridge was an excellent decision by the Indian captain.
“There was a lot of grass on the morning of Day 1, so Dhoni went by his instincts and I believe he was right to bowl first. As a bowler, I would have loved to bowl on that track,” said Akram.
He pointed out the fact that if it had not been for the ninth-wicket stand by England’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, India were on top as they had annihilated the English batting line-up by taking eight wickets when the hosts were on 128 runs. Nonetheless,
it was the effort from Broad and Swann that helped England post 221 runs at the end of their first innings.
Before these losses, Dhoni was regarded as one of the finest captains in the world of cricket; however, the wicketkeeper/batsman is now being bashed for putting the side in a position from where they might lose their first spot in Test cricket if they go
one to lose the series to England by a margin of two matches.
Despite the anti-Dhoni sentiments in India, Wasim feels that it is not appropriate to criticise the skipper who had led the team to great heights.
Speaking on the matter, the 45-year-old Wasim said, “You cannot write him off on the basis of two losses. He has won the World Cup for India and has also done well in most parts of the world. We can’t say that he has failed, rather we can just say that it
is a wake-up call for him.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 from becoming the number one team in Test
cricket.
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