http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820 a satisfied man
India’s skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is perhaps the most satisfied and relieved man after leading his side to a series levelling win in the three-match Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 is currently ranked the number one team in Test cricket, while South Africa are at second spot. The fact that India had never performed well in South Africa made this series even tough for the visitors.
The tourists were given a rude welcome when they were defeated by the hosts in the first Test at Centurion. The Proteas won the match by an innings and 25 runs. This was a major setback in Indian plans for the tour.
The South African skipper Graeme Smith after the first match predicted that it was not going to be easy for the Indians to come back in the series as they were going to be under immense pressure. However, little did Smith know, that India were all set to
bounce back and level the series.
Dhoni talking to the media after winning second Test said, “More often than not you are one-down in a series. I said in the first press conference that we don’t start well. We’re more used to batting under pressure.”
The Indian skipper was happy with the effort put in by the players and said, “We started this process around September 2008 and two years hence we're in a position where we can say we have done well in most places." During these two years, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527,
the former South African left-handed opener has been coaching the Indian side and the pleasant difference that he has brought in the Indian outfit is obvious.
Dhoni praised the return of left-arm pacer Zaheer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 in the squad who took three wickets in each innings of the second Test at Kingsmead, Durban. Khan missed the first match due to fitness problems.
At Kingsmead, India scored 205 runs in the first innings. The score was not much but the hosts were completely rattled by the magnificent bowling of the Indian bowlers. Among them Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh performed exceptionally well, Singh took four
wickets, while India managed to restrict the Proteas to 131 runs.
In the second innings, India managed to put 228 runs on the board owing to an impressive innings by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Sreesanth-c2398.
India have been on a gradual road to success for the last two years; their major feats include the victories against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 this year when they overthrew the Aussies from the number one place in Test cricket.
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