MS Dhoni thinks that he is blessed with good cricketing sense – Cricket news
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, the Indian captain, is delighted with his match-winning performance in the final of the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka at Port of Spain and claims that he is blessed with a bit of good cricketing sense.
The wicketkeeper/batsman, who missed the last three matches of the tournament due to a hamstring injury, returned to the national team in the final. He won the toss and elected to bowl first on a track that was assisting the seam bowlers in the initial few
overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238 picking up four crucial wickets.
The Men in Blue were in deep trouble, having lost nine wickets for just 182 runs on the board. However, the cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jharkhand-c800 rose to the occasion and blasted 16 runs in the final over of the innings to help his team cross the line. The Indian skipper
was named as the Player of the Match for his brilliant cameo.
Dhoni said after the match that he analyzed the situation perfectly and revealed that he had planned to take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913.
“I think I am blessed with a bit of good cricketing sense. I thought 15 runs was something that I could look for [in the final over], the reason being the opposition's bowler was not someone who is very experienced,” Dhoni said. “So I thought, rather than
taking on Malinga or Mathews, I'd take it to the end, and it really worked in our favour.”
The skipper, who struck two sixes in the final over, said that he used an extremely heavy bat which helped him hit the ball hard.
“That was a 2kg bat, a very heavy bat, it was needed at that point of time. Apart from it being a very good bat, I think the weight of the bat was perfect also,” he added.
The wicketkeeper/batsman has been rested for the upcoming tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 handed over the captaincy for the short tour.
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