Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a mockery of Test cricket by bowling, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 – Cricket News Update
Kapil Dev, the former captain of Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, the pacer,
for this ‘out of the box’ happening.
Dev thinks that Dhoni, being a wicketkeeper batsman, has disrespected Test cricket at the Home of Cricket, by bowling 8 overs.
Dhoni, who watched his bowlers struggling desperately against the mighty English batsmen till the lunch break, removed gloves and pads and held the ball to make a breakthrough in place of Zaheer. His new role, which had been rarely seen before, surprised
many.
At his very first ball, Dhoni made an LBW appeal, but the umpire shook his head in the negative. In his second over, he successfully elicited a dismissal on a caught-behind appeal; however, after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 asked for a review, the decision was overruled.
The Indian skipper bowled a total of 8 over, conceded 23 runs and remained wicketless.
Dev has severely criticised the skipper for his decision. Talking to the media today, the former leader said, “Dhoni has made mockery of Test cricket by bowling (himself). This is not acceptable that on the second day of the Test match, you can't do this.”
He further said, “Zaheer is responsible for this. He has put the team in trouble. He should have known his fitness and tested his fitness levels before returning to Test cricket.”
Zaheer, who took two wickets at Day 1 of the Test, was rendered unfit to bowl on the second day after picking up a hamstring injury. His absence caused a lot of damage to the Indians who could not contain the English batsmen early, who eventually finished
up their 1st innings on 474 runs.
Dev thinks that Zaheer’s unexpected ouster has mitigated the tourists’ chance to win the series. He stated, “It's really tough to bowl 20 overs a day in Test cricket. Zaheer is responsible for this. He has killed the possibility of India winning this Test
match.”
The 52-year-old former skipper retired from International cricket in 1994 after playing 131 Tests and 225 ODIs. He was the first Indian leader who brought home the first http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup Trophy, back in 1983.
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