We want to wrap up the series here itself: Doherty

By Paritosh Pramanik
NAGPUR, Oct 28

WITH their nose ahead in the seven-match series, Australia want to seal the issue on Wednesday itself and do not want to leave it for the last game at Bangalore.
After last two games were marred by rains at Ranchi and Cuttack, Australia and India will fight it out in the sixth match of the series here at VCA Jamtha on October 30. The day-night encounter holds more significance for India as a win here for would make it Even Stevens and both the teams would move to the Bangalore for the ‘final’.
But Australian spinner Xavier Doherty wants his side to wrap up the series here itself and not wait till the Bangalore game.
“We want to wrap it here. We want to win this game in Nagpur itself,” said the Australian after the visitors had a strenuous practice session at Jamtha on Monday 
morning.
Doherty said they were not thinking about Bangalore game and fully concentrating on the game at hand. “Bangalore is not in our mind. We have come here to win. We have been playing good cricket so far and as I said we will be looking to wrap it up here. Being 2-1 up is pretty good position than being 1-2 down,” he said.
The 30-year-old spinner was happy with the way he has bowled in the series so far, especially to Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The Indian captain has failed to score a single boundary off Doherty from 80 deliveries from four matches. Apart from that Doherty’s average of 5.63 too is commendable in this high-scoring series.
But the left-armer does not want to get carried away by the stats. “Well, stats do lie sometimes. I think I haven’t bowled to MSD in last five overs that’s why the stat (favour me). We all know that MSD is one of the best power-hitters of the world,” replied Doherty with a smile.
The Australian said with 1-2 down in the series, India were definitely under pressure.
“It’s obviously a very crucial game for India. We don’t want to take it to the last game. They are under pressure and we would like to maintain it,” he said.
Doherty was surprised with the wickets which do not assist spinners as they did when the Australians travelled here for Test series.
“When flying out of Australia I was expecting some turning tracks. Like the ones we faced during the Test series here… the pitch here (in Nagpur) looks like it will turn, so looking forward to it,” he said.