Spirit in the team is really good, insists MS Dhoni – Cricket News Update
Despite being on the verge of a rare 1-3 series defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, Indian skipper MS Dhoni shared that the Men in Blue are in high spirits ahead of the Nagpur Test.
"Spirit in the team is really good. When you go through a bad patch you fail to enjoy. Dressing room atmosphere is great," said the wicketkeeper batsman at the customary match-eve media interaction, adding that the true character of a team can only be judged in tough situations.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 and Co a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.
Dhoni, who has flopped both with the bat as well as with the gloves in the series so far, said that the ongoing tough phase of the Indian team was expected after the retirement of legends like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772. Dravid, the Wall of the Indian team, retired from Test cricket in March this year while Laxman quit bizarrely in August.
However, the Ranchi boy was confident of a turnaround in Nagpur, and added that all pros and cons will be weighed before taking a decision on the playing XI for the series decider.
"The combination of the team...you have to wait and watch," said the Indian skipper whose head seems to be on the chopping block after a series of poor results, both home and away, over the past year and a half.
"There will be some reverse swing (depends on) whether we are going with that or with the fact that as the game progresses the additional spinner can be very effective in the second innings. We have to take into consideration all these and then decide on the playing combination," concluded the wicketkeeper batsman, whose future not only as captain of the Test team but also as player is at stake.
MS Dhoni and men will go into Thursday's encounter facing a must-win situation as a defeat in Nagpur would lead to their first Test series defeat at the hands of the Poms since 1984-5.
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