Saturday, January 31, 2009

Dhoni, the stabilser?

Dhoni was just unbelievable in 2nd ODI against Srilanka. He was uninspiring and looked either confused or had selfish motives. Once Yuvraj got out, I and guess everyone, thought, he would guide India to a respectable total. However, to my surprise, he even failed to play his natural shots. And confused the no striker multiple times for singles. I always thought that the difference between a good and average batsman is in the ability to play shots even at good balls. However, Dhoni seem to have forgotten his cricket completely. There was no aggression at all. For someone like Dhoni, I thought, he would plan at least 25-30 runs from final power play. But the way he played Ajantha Mendis, suggests that, he has the biggest problem of all, facing mendis. I think Dhoni must sit down with Sehwag sometime and learn something about being positive for the sake of his own cricket. As far as team is concerned, he is doing very well and needs to introspect his own batting. Topping charts with average and strike rate might not give you more satisfaction than being yourself. Hope Dhoni realizes it soon.

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