By Paritosh Pramanik
NAGPUR, Oct 30
THE massive chase of 350 plus runs for the second time in the series has confused Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni whether his bowlers have bowled poorly or their performance was good.
India, after chasing 359 at Jaipur, overwhelmed another 350-run target with six wickets in hand to level the series 2-2 against Australia at VCA Jamtha. “I am confused whether 80 runs in 10 overs or 60 runs in 10 overs is good or bad performance. I don’t know whether the bowle
rs bowled badly or not. Because we also chased the same target in same number of overs,” said Dhoni after the victory.
“The new rules are really hard on the bowlers. We are yet to figure out how to use our bowlers. But in last 20-40 years we have seen that bowlers are the ones who adapt quickly. So the bowlers will learn quickly,” he added.
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 115 runs to make the chase look easy and the Indian captain rightly praised the Delhi batsman’s innings.
“Virat’s innings was excellent. He has grown up as a player. He has grabbed the opportunity with both hands and he loves to perform. The chase was very difficult but he made it look so easy,” said the Indian captain.
“Virat’s got aggression and he is channelising it very beautifully. He is an outstanding player and eager to perform every time,” Dhoni added.
Though Kohli played an outstanding innings, Dhoni did not fail to laud opener Rohit Sharma’s innings.
“We are talking about only Virat but Rohit played really well. He and Shikhar (Dhawan) laid the platform for the chase. The way they started nobody thought that we would chase that target but they played a big role in this win. The most important was they kept the wickets intact,” said Dhoni.
BAILEY STANDS BY
HIS BOWLERS
Australian captain George Bailey was lost for words but said Australia gave a tough fight and he was happy with the performance of his bowlers.
“I don’t know what to say. All credits to Virat Kohli. He snatched the game away from us. But I am not disappointed with my bowlers. They bowled really well,” said Bailey.
With the new rules Bailey said chasing big totals was becoming quite easy.
“With new rules, chasing 350 plus scores is now like chasing 290-300s. But Mitch (Johnson) and other bowlers really bowled well. You can’t do much in such a situation (only four fielders outside circle).
He even praised Indian bowlers who were clobbered by himself and Watson. “I don’t think India’s bowling is too weak. They are world class bowlers and even they can’t do much in such conditions. It’s really hard on the bowlers,” said Bailey.
NAGPUR, Oct 30
THE massive chase of 350 plus runs for the second time in the series has confused Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni whether his bowlers have bowled poorly or their performance was good.
India, after chasing 359 at Jaipur, overwhelmed another 350-run target with six wickets in hand to level the series 2-2 against Australia at VCA Jamtha. “I am confused whether 80 runs in 10 overs or 60 runs in 10 overs is good or bad performance. I don’t know whether the bowle
“The new rules are really hard on the bowlers. We are yet to figure out how to use our bowlers. But in last 20-40 years we have seen that bowlers are the ones who adapt quickly. So the bowlers will learn quickly,” he added.
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 115 runs to make the chase look easy and the Indian captain rightly praised the Delhi batsman’s innings.
“Virat’s innings was excellent. He has grown up as a player. He has grabbed the opportunity with both hands and he loves to perform. The chase was very difficult but he made it look so easy,” said the Indian captain.
“Virat’s got aggression and he is channelising it very beautifully. He is an outstanding player and eager to perform every time,” Dhoni added.
Though Kohli played an outstanding innings, Dhoni did not fail to laud opener Rohit Sharma’s innings.
“We are talking about only Virat but Rohit played really well. He and Shikhar (Dhawan) laid the platform for the chase. The way they started nobody thought that we would chase that target but they played a big role in this win. The most important was they kept the wickets intact,” said Dhoni.
BAILEY STANDS BY
HIS BOWLERS
Australian captain George Bailey was lost for words but said Australia gave a tough fight and he was happy with the performance of his bowlers.
“I don’t know what to say. All credits to Virat Kohli. He snatched the game away from us. But I am not disappointed with my bowlers. They bowled really well,” said Bailey.
With the new rules Bailey said chasing big totals was becoming quite easy.
“With new rules, chasing 350 plus scores is now like chasing 290-300s. But Mitch (Johnson) and other bowlers really bowled well. You can’t do much in such a situation (only four fielders outside circle).
He even praised Indian bowlers who were clobbered by himself and Watson. “I don’t think India’s bowling is too weak. They are world class bowlers and even they can’t do much in such conditions. It’s really hard on the bowlers,” said Bailey.
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