India opener Shikhar Dhawan has said that the team has a good mix of youngsters and experienced players who can take India to top level. He also expressed his desire to achieve a level where past teams of Australia had reached. India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Australia after winning the first T20I by nine wickets (DLS) in Ranchi on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team is very strong. We have been doing well for a long time. We have some good youngsters as well as experienced players. The youngsters are maturing well,\u201d Dhawan said. \u201cYou really get a good boost when you perform well with International players in the IPL. In today\u2019s era most of the teams are on level par. It would be a great thing if we can achieve what Australians did earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dhawan, who opened the batting for India, said that even if a full match was played, India were confident of chasing down any target knowing that Ranchi pitch was on the slower side. Australia were 118 for 8 in 18.4 overs when rain arrived. India\u2019s target was then revised to 48 from 6 overs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe target was not that big. Yes the wicket had low bounce but we are used to the conditions here. We could have chased easily,\u201d he said. \u201cIt feels great to play in the XI after my return and start on a winning note. I\u2019ve also got some runs under my belt which is a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n
India lost the wicket of Rohit Sharma in the chase but the small target meant that local man MS Dhoni did not get a chance to bat in front of his home crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho all will you play in six overs! Fans must have returned disappointed. But they would surely be happy of India\u2019s win. At the end of the day, we won the match that\u2019s what matters to us,\u201d Dhawan said.<\/p>\n
Dhawan also said that he doesn\u2019t know if there will be any change in the batting order of India in the upcoming matches.<\/p>\n
\u201cCaptain would know as I\u2019ve returned after a long time. If players perform they will get opportunity. Everyone doing well is a good sign. Our bench strength is strong with the likes of Ajinkya Rahane who did so well in the ODIs, then there\u2019s KL Rahul and Murali Vijay in Tests so it\u2019s a good sign for India,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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