TaNk Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Colombo, Sep 12 (IANS) Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni would have never thought that within 24 hours of India becoming the best One-Day International team, he would have to endure one of his worst days in office. Under the floodlit R. Premadasa stadium, Sri Lanka found another new sensation - Angelo Mathews, who made a mockery of India's strong batting line-up with a six-wicket haul. After having put up a powerful performance against New Zealand in the first match, India were handed a 139-run defeat, their worst in Sri Lanka. Indian batting collapsed like nine pins and were packed off for 168, chasing 308. Mathews' six for 20 was the best performance by any Sri Lankan against India and also the best by any bowler at the R. Premadasa stadium. 'It was one of the worst days, starting in the season,' Dhoni said. 'If I start pointing things (mistakes we made) then I will not stop by midnight. I have nothing to say. But credit to Sri Lanka, they played very well,' he said. 'They got off to a great start. Sanath batted well and Mathews bowled really well. The only thing that went well for us was the warm-up before the game. 'Hopefully the bad day is behind us before the final. That is the only positive we can take from this match.' Asked if playing on two consecutive days had taken a toll on the players, Dhoni said, 'The format is demanding. The fast bowlers bowled with their full effort in the second session yesterday and again they had to turn up today. I am quite pleased with their effort.' Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara said Mathews is the all-rounder they were looking for. 'He is a solid plyer. He is young and a matured cricketer. He is the all-rounder that we are looking for. All I can say to him is that keep going like this and cement his place in the team. Talent is one thing and real hard work and consistency is another. He is on the right track and I am sure he will not get carried away and continue to work hard.' Sangakkara said his team played a perfect match and hoped they repeat the performance in the final. 'We played very well. Sanath coming back to form was expected at some point. He gave a solid start and then the middle order played their part. We lost some wickets at crucial time but made up with our bowling and fielding. 'We hope our performance is not one day too early. Every win is important for us and takes the momentum forward.' Mathews might have broken many records Saturday night, but he was firmly grounded. 'All I did was to put the ball in the right spot. The ball did the rest. I planned to do well and it turned out to be my day. 'I could not do well with the bat, but I am happy that I performed with the ball.' Source :- http://cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article?id=item/2.0/-/cricket.indiaabroad.com/-was-one-worst-days-dhoni-20090913/ Link to comment
Malcolm Merlyn Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Agree....hope they have the best tomorrow Link to comment
Riley's Girl Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 It was so bad it covers the rest of the year as well. Hope we have a day tomorrow that is as good as this one was bad. Link to comment
iHammad Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 well obviously it was bad. 137 runs is a lot Link to comment
Riley's Girl Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 well obviously it was bad. 137 runs is a lot Way too many runs :( Link to comment
DomainK Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 **** happens. Lets move on. Link to comment
jusarrived Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 who cares about the margin , win or loss is all that matters . but but ..want them to trash SL today Link to comment
TaNk Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Final what matters ..... we are going to take em down tonight .... Team India Surly miss Gambo , Viru & Zak ... Link to comment
yoda Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 One of the bad things was his and the team mgmt's choice of Dravid at #3. Is he going to change that or not? Link to comment
TaNk Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Dravid should be booted to #3 if we loose top order quickly, otherwise he should bat @ #4-5 Link to comment
Watson87 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Dravid batted pretty well the other day, common guys we are being a bit harsh on the old man, he was the top scorer, I think he should open the innings with Sachin Link to comment
Guest gaurav_indian Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 These are his last few matches. After that he will retire from ODI's. Give some respect to Rahul Dravid. :hitler: Link to comment
jusarrived Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Get Kohli in for DK . Raina should bat at 3 PK for RP/Nehra Link to comment
Params7 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Dravid batted pretty well the other day' date=' common guys we are being a bit harsh on the old man, he was the top scorer, I think he should open the innings with Sachin[/quote'] That wouldn't be such a bad idea...I mean, who wouldn't want to see a score like IND 100-0 :P Link to comment
yoda Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 We love RD. It is just that we love our team more. RD wasn't a #3 batter in ODIs before he was dropped, why bring him in at #3 now? Link to comment
veer Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 ahhh.. just saw highlights.. lankans were all pumped up.. now we gotta give something back to them.. let's burn 'em.. Link to comment
Aadhavzone Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 who said Dravid opening! :omg: Link to comment
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