Dhoni is now officially a good test match player

[riya]

The guy is an inspirational fighter.The way he started facing new ball i thought he is going to be out any time.But he saw through the new ball and what an innings. Shame on me too for doubting him.

[thevortex]

Exactly. He doesn't make overall technical adjustments. He just finds a technique on the fly to suit the particular pitch and particular bowler. Remember how he coped with Mendis where others were falling like nine pins.

Not to sound as if I am criticizing with any ulterior motive. Absolutely not. But the nine pins act was in the Test series where Dhoni was absent. Dhoni handled Mendis in the ODI series. And he handled him very well.

[Show_stopper]

Not to sound as if I am criticizing with any ulterior motive. Absolutely not. But the nine pins act was in the Test series where Dhoni was absent. Dhoni handled Mendis in the ODI series. And he handled him very well.

Well i think VVS was talking about the famous Asia Cup final..when our batsmen faced him for the first time. But yes it was ODI cricket. But it is a good indicator of the point VVS was trying to make..about how one adapts when facing an unfamiliar situation.

[Karan114]

Yep this guy is becoming a seriously good Test player now - in the history of cricket, only three wicket-keepers have scored over 2000 Test runs at a higher average than MSD (Gilchrist, Flower and Ames).

[kabira]

Playing against South African in SA, He did play last time, dint he. He ws still rookie then. Just checkout his fighting knock in Durban. Almost saved game for us. Played stupid shot.

[vvvslaxman]

His performance after he became the captain is really great. If you look at his Australian tour he failed in Tests where he was not captain. But in the ODis he did very well.

[Shehezaada]

not yet. He will still have to prove himself in Aus and SAF. But if he can do to his batting what he did to his keeping, he'll be fine for sure. Dhoni has improved his test match batting a lot but still some ways to go.

[Holysmoke]

I've always said this guy will create history in Indian cricket. People don't realise how talented he is and more than that he's more determined and focused. Hit batting average after becoming captain must in the 70s

the guy is a fighter.. he isn't the most talented wk/batsman we have. (that would be Karthik). When he came onto the scene, he was a raw all-out hitter. He wasn't a great keeper too. First he improved his keeping to such an extent that now we have nightmares when he think of another keeper keeping for us. He was then our best keeper. Then he changed his batting style and approach for the teams requirements, and in the process is now the best batsman in the world.(ICC ranking #1) When he was given captaincy, he's again showing us how much of a champion he is. Who would have even dreamed of the inconsistent Indian team (10D+10 anyone?) would one day be unbeaten for a couple of years! Even after his first test loss (which had a lot to do with retarded selectors), he's bounced back with a bang. He's on his way to becoming our best captain ever. (Statistically he is already there). And if someone says a captain is just as good as his team, I just have one thing to say. Remember T20 World Championships? What a Legend.

[thevortex]

Well i think VVS was talking about the famous Asia Cup final..when our batsmen faced him for the first time. But yes it was ODI cricket. But it is a good indicator of the point VVS was trying to make..about how one adapts when facing an unfamiliar situation.

The point Raina_Rocks is that Dhoni got a good look at Mendis over replays and TV. And no doubt the incoming seniors from the Tests also shared their snippets of information with him and all the other ODI players. It was bound to help. I am not depriving credit. I am just giving it the right gradation. It is inaccurate to fault the Test team and the seniors for (mis)handling Mendis and praising Dhoni for handling him better all in one breath. Those were in different circumstances.

[King Tendulkar]

Who the F are you? How did you hack into KT's account? And where is KT?:hitler:

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