M S dhoni great performance in australia tour

India’s MS Dhoni bats during their ODI match against Australia in Melbourne. (Source: AP)
India skipper Virat Kohli praised MS Dhoni on Friday after winning the ODI series against Australia, saying that no one is more committed to Indian cricket than the former captain.


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Facing criticism for slow batting in the first ODI in Sydney, Dhoni shut his critics up by helping the visitors win the next two matches and with that, India’s maiden bilateral ODI series triumph in Australia. Dhoni played a crucial role in the decisive third ODI with his unbeaten 87-run knock in Melbourne and his unbeaten half-century at Adelaide.

“I think firstly as a team we are very happy for Dhoni. That he is amongst the runs, because it is very important to get runs under your belt to get that rhythm and get that confidence back. Especially when you have not been playing so much international cricket,” said Kohli at the post-match press conference.”

Kohli said, “Many things happen on the outside. People say a lot of things but as an individual we know that there is no one more committed to Indian cricket than Dhoni and people should let him have his space because he has contributed so much for the nation.

Calling Dhoni one of the ‘most intelligent cricketers, Kohli added, “They should let him figure out things on his own and what he needs to do. He is one of the most intelligent cricketers and he is not someone who is not aware about what needs to be done. As a team we are totally in sync with what he is doing and we are all very happy for him.”

“Dhoni batted at number four in 2016 for a while. But after that he has been pretty happy playing at five and six for the team. We felt that number five was the ideal position for him. And if you saw him bat at Adelaide as well he was pretty comfortable in that position because that allows him to do a bit of both – get some game time as well as finish games off, attacking as and when required,” Kohli added.

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Speaking on balancing the team in the absence of Hardik Pandya, Kohli said, “He was more himself from that game (Adelaide) on, and he built onto this knock today. We are pretty happy with the batting combination that we had in Adelaide. When someone like Hardik Pandya is not there you have to balance somehow. So a lot of things vary in that regard. But we as a team, and myself as captain, we feel that Dhoni at five is the most logical. It is the ideal place for him and the team as well.”

Further highlighting the experimenting of No. 4, Kohli said, “If you look at that last game, Ambati Rayudu batted at four, Dhoni at five and Dinesh Karthik at six. Because we brought in Vijay Shankar and Kedar Jadhav, we didn’t want Karthik to change his spot because he is doing a good job,” he said after the third and final ODI of a historic tour of Australia.

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“The middle order we saw in Adelaide is pretty much the most balanced if you look at it. The number four position, again, has been a sort of an area which we want solidified,” he said. “But because of the combinations we want to play, some times you have to make those changes. Anyone who bats at four will have to take the responsibility for the World Cup, whoever it might be. That person will have to take responsibility at number four,” he added.
Our strength as a side has been unpredictability. We haven’t been predictable with our combinations in the past year, if you see the kind of teams we have played with,” Kohli said after the third ODI which India won by seven wickets here.”

This victory is incredible

Gavaskaras .. Kapiladev .. Sachins .. Dhoni has gone to many .. that clad ... who's not .. ..! Sachin, Azharuddin, Dravid, Laxman and Sehwag have played an amazing innings but there is no benefit. Kohli Saina achieved the best of Mahamahala .. the Test series victory in Australia! Team India is very good at this series! How was the Kohli team fulfilled for many years? What is their secret?
Today is the race section

If the Indian team is going to Australia, how many times will it be lost? It is rare that the Kangaroo was on the ground Is a tremendous success! India first entered the Test series in Australia in 1947-48 .. Since then, the series has not won. We had a good chance at the 1977-78 tour. But it came with 2-3. The dominance of this series is India. Since then our team has been struggling to win. Drawing the 1980-81, 2003-04 series was also a great honor for India.

Start from there.
The tiger at home .. The Indian cricket team has repeatedly made this word. India did not face anything other than the defeat of Kangaroos. Teamindia, who has grown as a strong team in Kohli's leadership, has seen a different team since its inception. In the harder South Africa series India has never fought for the series. Not just a match but a few wins. If the series is lost in England, the show is not too tight. But with the lessons taught by these series, India entered Kangaroo. However, India will be more dependent on Kohli. But it was done separately. Pujara, Rishabh Pant and Mahesh Aggarwal were surprised by the unusual batting by the Australians. They were able to win a series victory over India before they could recover. Pujara is the top scorer with 521 runs in the series while Pantu (350) is in the next position. Kohli made 282 runs, but the team won the series because Pujara and Pantale. In the bowling, Jaspreet Bhamra, Kuldip Yadav and Shami played a key role in the Indian team's victory.

They are not weak ..
Before the series, all former players are so weak that Australia has never been so weak that it is the right time to win the series! Steve Smith and David Warner are the stars that are weakened by the fact that the team is weakened but Australia is always in the water! In addition, the team is strong with the likes of Stark, Commans and Haywardwood. The Indian team is strong with bowlers like Bumra and Shami. But Pujara and Pant have created opportunities for India with unexpected batting. The series is the only one in the series to win the first Test in the series. It can not be expected that India will win abroad with this one series win. But victory is certainly a great foundation for India's future overseas achievements.

Kumble is right

Anil Kumble's prediction before the tour of Australia came true. He said the series would be a 2-1 win over India. And that's why the weather is going to play a crucial role, and some of the matches are interrupted by the groom. And finally that's true. India won the series 2-1. The final Test ended in a draw due to rain.

The success of the series was satisfactory with me. This is equal to the 1983 World Cup, 1985 World Cup World Championship. More than that. Tests are the original game in cricket. The hardest format is five days play. That is why this victory is the greatest. Past history. Future moth After 71 years we have won here. I want to be present in the present. My salute to Team India's first captain Virat Kohli, who defeated Aussie on Kangaroo soil. No one can ever play Test cricket more than Kohli. No other international captain can even come to his side. "

   - Ravi Sasthani