A grateful Mahendra Singh Dhoni sent a note of thanks and Rs. 10,000 to Green Park stadium’s pitch curator for preparing the turning track that helped India score a series-levelling win over South Africa in the third Test here.
Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni clearly enjoys the backing of his teammates and left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan on Wednesday came out to vouch for the leadership qualities of his skipper.
Pathan said Dhoni showed trust in his teammates in Australia and motivated others and the result was the tri-series triumph Down Under.
It was Sachin Tendulkar’s idea to make Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain of India’s one-day team, Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sharad Pawar disclosed on Friday.
Pawar recalled how the Indian team plunged into a crisis in England last year with the then captain Rahul Dravid dropping first hints of his reluctance to lead the team.
Indian One-Day International (ODI) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that it’s time to leave the past behind as far as the controversy surrounded off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is concerned.
India may be keen to seal a place in the cricket tri-series final by putting it across Australia, but Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday admitted that getting the right composition for the crucial game was a ‘very difficult’ proposition.
One wonders what must be going in Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s mind when he asked the selectors to give him a young team sans seniors like Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. After two rain-hit matches, India defeated Australia convincingly but then lost two consecutive matches. Dhoni cannot blame the young players for the back to back defeats against Sri Lanka and Australia as he’s sound enough to understand that exuberance alone cannot win you matches, you need experience as well. Are the selectors listening?
Captian Mahendra Singh Dhoni last night accused his batsmen of costing India victory in the CB Series group game against Australia in Adelaide. The tourists looked on course to take the win after Australia were restricted to a paltry 203 for nine on what looked like a good batting wicket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has blamed his batsmen for India’s 50-run loss in Adelaide, and asked them to show more responsibility and consistency through the rest of the tournament. “The batsmen should have taken the initiative and been more careful about their shot selection,” Dhoni said after India’s second successive loss in the CB Series.
Yuvraj Singh may have squandered yet another chance to impress but his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni insists he has not made any mistake by picking the out-of-form left-hander ahead of swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag.
Going through a prolonged slump in form, Yuvraj on Sunday contributed 26 and looked in discomfort before Brad Hogg removed him.
Gary Kirsten thinks its about belief, Mahendra Singh Dhoni attributes it to pressure, Kapil Dev has called for more time, Michael Clarke feels a comeback is imminent, and some experts have said a break is the best option. A Bollywood actress’ name keeps cropping up. With every match, every new failure, the Yuvraj Singh conundrum is dissected further.
Yuvraj’s slide has been one of the themes of the Australian summer, one where he has found new ways to get himself out. At the MCG last Sunday, with the game on a knife edge, he swung hard at a slow offcutter from Stuart Clark. The ball popped straight to Michael Hussey at short cover, who had been stationed in the position expressly for the purpose. A fielder was brought in and Yuvraj played straight into his hands.
