Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Dhoni credits bowlers

          India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was delighted with his side's win in the third Test against Australia in Mohali, giving particular credit to his bowlers, who shared the spoils between them as they won by six wickets.Bhuvneshwar with three wickets in the second innings, that really set us up to win this game. It was really those three wickets that got us back into the game.One aspect that gave the Indians a large advantage was the composition of their bowling attack, which featured three front-line spinners thanks to the inclusion of Ravindra Jadeja, who once again took valuable wickets for his skipper. Despite losing the first day to rain, the match ended in exciting fashion as Dhoni himself hit the winning runs, chasing 133, with 15 balls to spare late on day five. It was a team effort though, and the skipper was quick to praise his spinners, and pacemen.Dhoni said of Jadeja's selection: "It meant we were playing with literally five specialist bowlers. We never had to go to a part-timer for the last 10 overs before the new ball. That really helped maintain the pressure.If you are really bowling 25 overs in one day, you are bound to get tired, and the average that we bowl to get the opposition out - 120-125 overs - the bowlers will get tired at some point of time, and that's the time the opposition can score freely. Especially on an outfield like Mohali, it's good to have five bowlers.The skipper said: "The credit goes to the bowlers. Even though there was something for the spinners, the fast bowlers also contributed. Even the spinners had to bowl the right line and length.

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