MS Dhoni admits his reliance on top-order batsmen – Cricket News Update
The Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in India’s first fixture of the Asia Cup 2012. He also admitted that India relies heavily on its top-order batsmen to fire
in limited overs cricket.
The Sri Lankan captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 early on, however, it was the partnership between Gambhir and Kohli which ensured a big total for India
by the end of the day.
India is considered one of the favourites for the tournament, and they have a good mix in the team, which will hold them in good stead. In this particular match, the two batsmen combined for a 205-run partnership for the second wicket, and in Virat Kohli
they have a batsman who is on top of the game. He has carried forward his form from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, and was named the Man of the Match, for his brilliant 108 off 120 balls.
Dhoni was delighted with the maturity of the two players as they constructed the innings slowly and played aggressively afterwards.
However, Dhoni believes that it was quite a challenge for the Indian team to defend the total at Dhaka because the bowlers were finding it difficult to grip the ball.
Dhoni said, “They ran the singles and twos. Then they went for their shots and stayed there till the end. It gave a nice platform for us to play our shots. It was difficult to bowl second on this ground. The outfield is really fast and the ball is coming
onto the bat pretty well.”
Despite the win, the Indian captain is looking for an improved performance by the bowlers in the upcoming matches of the tournament.
“Hopefully, we will tighten up our bowling. We are a side who have always depended on our top-order batsmen to give us good starts. If the openers fail, we expect that one of the top-four batsmen will stand up and do the task,” he added.
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