Brisbane: India had lost the second match of Tri-Series against England by 9 wickets on Tuesday in Brisbane Cricket Ground. Indian batting had ended up at the score of 153 against England for which Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blame on his batsmen for the poor performance.
James Anderson and Steven Smith produced sensational seam bowling to set up the win for England at The Gabba after which Dhoni said, “I don’t think we batted well, especially after choosing to bat.”
He said, “The wicket was a bit two-paced to start off and our batsmen did not really play well. We needed to build partnerships, but that did not happen.”
“If a ball is there to hit, you should, but if it needs to be defended, you should watch out. By the time you need to accelerate, there aren’t any wickets left.”
Notify that the performance of Indian Cricket team didn’t show that they will defend the title of World Cup champion and will not be able to defend the cup.
World Cup is going to kick start from 15 February.
Indian Skipper Dhoni said, “We have to use whatever time is left before the world cup in a useful manner. Staying four and a half months away from home is difficult, but we have to switch on and switch off. We need to switch on and assess what needs to be done in the nets, or wait in the hotel if the need be.”
It was England’s first win after their loss to Australia in the tournament-opener and skipper Eoin Morgan said he is delighted at the outstanding performance of his team.
Morgan said, “Outstanding. We really put a team performance, which I was delighted with.”
He also said, “And there were individual performance. Steve Finn got that bounce and made most of it. Jimmy set the tone with an early breakthrough. If it swings, he tends to take advantage. It adds a hell of a lot of weight to the side. Australia very strong side at the moment, we will continue to concentrate on what we do well.”
England while chasing the target of 153 only loss his 1 wicket and overtook the target in 27.3 overs.
Bureau Report
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