LIVE - England v India - 3rd Test – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 finally leads from the front
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s mild-mannered captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni finally found his lost form as the skipper under criticism played a splendid innings of 77 runs off 96 deliveries in the third Test of the four-Test series between India and England.
The skipper took charge after the team fell victim to another meltdown at Edgbaston, Birmingham when the top batsmen failed to cope against the English pace.
Since losing the first two matches in the series, Dhoni has come under enormous pressure to lead his side out of the difficult situation and avert a likely dethroning from the number one spot in Test cricket; however, before the third match Dhoni had failed
to give any commendable performance.
In this match, the team were five wickets down with just 92 runs on the board when Dhoni took to the crease aiming to put enough runs on the board before letting side crumble in front of the hosts.
Starting off tentatively, the Indian skipper crafted a well tamed innings to help his side bolster 224 runs, effectively saving his side from another embarrassment in England this summer, had it not been for him, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 might have wrapped up the Indian
innings sooner than anyone had predicted.
Dhoni’s performance has come after having a dry summer in England. The last time the skipper played a commendable innings was in the final of the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) World Cup 2011 where he remained unbeaten after playing a knock of 91 runs.
Then right after the mega event the wicketkeeper/batsman had a commendable Indian Premier League (IPL) stint where he scored 392 runs and scored two half-centuries while playing for Chennai Super Kings.
Dhoni after his side’s second defeat in England had blamed the hectic playing schedule as the root cause for the despicable performance by his team, nonetheless, many believe that Dhoni has also been under pressure because of playing too much cricket and
could be the reason behind his unimpressive show in recent months.
Before the 77-run knock, the Indian skipper had scored only 49 runs in the series which showed the lack of form the cricketer was carrying. However, with his performance at Edgbaston he has surely managed to shun his critics for now.
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