All the scrutiny aside, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is unable to get the results what he is looking for.
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The 20-year old Kangiso Rabada was given the ball in the last over with 11 runs needed for India to win.
The former cricketer also said that Dhoni is taking too much time to get settled on the pitch and that is one of the reasons for India’s losses.
“As cricket goes forward and T20 has to survive, you have to strike the right balance”.
Faf’s dismissal brought ABD into his own in the last 10 overs.
“Dhoni seems to have lost that ability of going out there and smashing it from ball one”.
“The outcome was not great for us, there were plenty that went wrong, but we showed character to get close”.
However, young seamer Kagiso Rabada conceded only four runs in his first three deliveries and in the next two dismissed both the batsmen, paving the way for a five-run victory over the hosts. “As far as I’m concerned, India are pretty good in all three formats”, Domingo said, Indian Express reported.
“I’m not convinced he should bat at four. It looks very strong on paper”.
Earlier, de Villiers scored his 21st century in just 73 balls as he blasted five fours and six sixes to pulverise the Indian bowlers and help his side register the highest total at the venue. The left-hander played an important hand in helping the Proteas win the series. I was disappointed with the fast bowlers in the slog overs as there was plenty of reverse swing. They should have executed the yorkers or even the back of a length, hitting the deck delivery could have been used more effectively.
“It was an fantastic game of cricket”, said a visibly exhausted and relieved de Villiers, who was named man of the match. They would have been nowhere near the target if it was not for Rohit, who opened the batting in Kanpur heat and lasted nearly till the end. But I felt around 35-40 overs we failed to get a move on. Our batters made it look as if it was easy. Does Dhoni feel the extra pressure? Frankly, we should have won this game. Viewers in India along with other parts of the sub-continent, will be able to watch the first one-day global via live streaming online on Hotstar and Starsports.com. It was a really close game and could have gone either way. It was unfortunate that we lost Ashwin.
On Ashwin’s fitness, Dhoni said the team management is still assessing his case. Rohit and Virat Kohli’s run out was pivotal in the second T20, as the middle order could not build on their innings. But it could be just because of the fact that the way they batted.
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For India, Mishra was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets. Although AB de Villiers was in red-hot six-hitting form. He plays all around wicket.
