Originally posted by: adventurousman
But why did we need 25 for 10? If he had taken some calculated risks we wouldn’t be in that position. Last over baaki hain aur ab yaad aaraha hain ke runs bhi banane hain.
And make 2 runs when you’re sure you can. You know if you’re out there’s no one else. It made more sense to take risks early then at that time.
The other dude would have taken a single and given his precious strike back to him.
As commentators said he could have asked to be sent at 4 but he didn’t. he should have taken charge today as an experienced player after seeing 3 wickets fall.
Yes they failed and because they failed they lost so if they’ve a bad day then it’s certain they’ll lose, that’s the point I was trying to make. And that shouldn’t be the case others should also know how to take team to victory.
It’s not just dhoni but others too but they’re supposed to be nallas infront of dhoni so that’s why I’m questioning him. A lot of them wasted a lot of balls even if they took singles it would have worked. They were making 2-3 runs per over
Look every batsman has his natural game, the pitch first of all was very slow, Kane Williamson himself said that 240 was a match winning score in that pitch. We were 5/3 , and 95/6, he played perfectly in that situation. You cannot have 2 aggressors , Jadeja was going well, he ran singles to give him more strike making sure he held his end. As for his decision to bat up, it's not his to make anymore, its Virat's and Shastri's , In the WC 2011, he was the captain and he and Gary Kirsten made that decision.
He came down after DK which was a blunder by the captain and coach. He should have come before Hardik and guided Pant and Pandya holding his end. But in the end, NZ played like champs, Kane is the next captain cool of world cricket, would be great if they won the WC this time.
In the end, it needed a stunning one angle direct hit from Guptill to win it for them. Its ok but Dhoni still made us believe that we can win it right till the end, that's the legacy he leaves. People expect him to do it every single time is bcoz he has done it several times before, that's the legacy he leaves.
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