Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says there are areas that India needs to work on, following his side's five-wicket win over the Netherlands in a Group B match of the cricket World Cup in Delhi on Wednesday."Quite a few of the objectives have been achieved, but there are areas we need to improve. The power play overs, the lower order shouldn't have come in to finish this [Netherlands match] off. And fielding, we have been reliable," Dhoni said after India chased down the Netherlands' target of 190 in 36.3 overs to register their third win of the tournament.
He reasoned that Ashish Nehra was replaced with Yusuf Pathan only after one over with the new ball owing to lack of support for fast bowlers on the Feroz Shah Kotla wicket."There was nothing really for fast bowlers with the new ball. The batsmen were just hitting through the infield. It's always better to use the spinners up front and use the fast bowlers later with the old ball."Despite chasing a modest total, India, for the second successive time, faced some disturbing moments before Yuvraj Singh led the way with an unbeaten fifty."Yuvraj batted brilliantly again," Dhoni said.
India's batting line-up is one of the most formidable in the tournament and Dhoni is pleased to have such an array of stroke-makers in the side."They are the pick of our batting. We rely on good starts," he said when asked about Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag."We have got 2-3 batsmen who can attack the opposition, and also have 2-3 batsmen who can attack as well as defend, play according to the situation. It's a good mix," Dhoni said. About the chase, he said "It's always testing to chase a modest target against good opposition."
He reasoned that Ashish Nehra was replaced with Yusuf Pathan only after one over with the new ball owing to lack of support for fast bowlers on the Feroz Shah Kotla wicket."There was nothing really for fast bowlers with the new ball. The batsmen were just hitting through the infield. It's always better to use the spinners up front and use the fast bowlers later with the old ball."Despite chasing a modest total, India, for the second successive time, faced some disturbing moments before Yuvraj Singh led the way with an unbeaten fifty."Yuvraj batted brilliantly again," Dhoni said.
India's batting line-up is one of the most formidable in the tournament and Dhoni is pleased to have such an array of stroke-makers in the side."They are the pick of our batting. We rely on good starts," he said when asked about Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag."We have got 2-3 batsmen who can attack the opposition, and also have 2-3 batsmen who can attack as well as defend, play according to the situation. It's a good mix," Dhoni said. About the chase, he said "It's always testing to chase a modest target against good opposition."
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