Mahendra Singh Dhoni from now on will be more like a anchor, who would \u201ccontrol the game till the end\u201d, reckons legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Dhoni showed his much-acclaimed finishing prowess during the second ODI against Australia and Tendulkar attributed it to a change in his thought process.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday\u2019s contribution was good. In the first match, I felt he was a little rusty, he was not being able to hit the ball where he wanted to and that can happen to anyone. He walked out in the second match thinking differently and from ball one, he looked a different player.<\/p>\n
Dhoni of the old was both an anchor as well as a finisher but Tendulkar is happy to see him as someone who will be able to control the game till the end. \u201cHe is someone who loves to play a few dot balls, understand the wicket, how the bowlers are bowling and likes to take the game till the end. That is exactly what he did. He is someone who is going to control the game from one end,\u201d the highest run-getter in international cricket observed.<\/p>\n
No praise is enough for skipper Virat Kohli and the maestro felt that Indian captain\u2019s situational awareness is something that puts him in a different league. \u201cFantastic. I was listening to his interview yesterday as to how he calculates and also there are patches in between where you have to take a bit of risk and press the accelerator harder, that\u2019s exactly what he has done. I have always maintained that he is an excellent reader of the game and as we call it, one has to have situational awareness. I think that awareness is very very high,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a nice thought but we have already got Dhoni and Karthik playing as a batter, we have two wicket-keepers, who have contributed in our success yesterday. They have had a crucial partnership which won us the match. So if you are looking to have Pant in the team that means you have to remove a proper batter or one bowler, and I don\u2019t think we can afford to remove a bowler. So if he replaces a proper batter who doesn\u2019t bowl, then its okay but if he is going to replace an all-rounder then that\u2019s going to cost us,\u201d Tendulkar opined.<\/p>\n
He also praised vice-captain Rohit Sharma, who smashed a brilliant 133 in the first ODI and missed the half-century in the second game. \u201cWhen it comes to playing big shots, very few players in world cricket come close to him . His bat swing is incredible, such a smooth bat swing that he gets distance without any effort. Rohit in full swing makes batting look so easy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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