http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760: Mahendra Singh Dhoni not regretful for stopping run-chase in 3rd Test – Cricket News Update
The Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820, has justified his decision to stop an apparently possible run-chase in the third Test against West Indies, played at Windsor Park, Dominica from July 6 to July 10, 2011.
The tourists won the series 1-0 as the crucial third Test ended in a draw. With seven wickets in hand and 15 overs left in the final day of the game, India was just 86 runs behind West Indies’ target of 180 when the Indian skipper decided to call his batsmen
back to the pavilion, not going for the pursuit.
With two veteran batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, unbeaten at the crease, it was a shocking decision for the whole cricket fraternity since the visiting side had decent chances of going all the way to overhaul the score. However, Dhoni came out with
a different point of view, saying that he didn’t go for the gamble as India was risking a series triumph.
"Not disappointed about stopping the run-chase. We were risking a series win going after the target. We realised that it was not worth going for it after those wickets. We gave it a go but we are http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 with the series win. We did well in this game. West
Indies batted well actually; we are not disappointed in any way," said Dhoni.
After restricting the home side to paltry 204 in the first innings, the visiting side posted a huge total of 347 on the board, getting a handsome lead of 143 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, the Windies performed slightly better with the
bat and piled a reasonable score of 322, thanks to brilliant centuries of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kirk-Anton-Edwards-c71510.
Commenting on the pitch at Windsor Park, the World Cup winning skipper shared, “We were not sure about the wicket. If we go with a 2-2 combination and the track turns out to be flat, that can be a problem.”
Moreover, he cited the series as a great exposure for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566 regaining his rhythm.
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