Re: SEE HOW CORRECTLY I SAID AFTER INDIA LOST FIRST MATCH
by Jayaprakash on Feb 08, 2019 08:57 PM
NZ is a much bolder in their approach than the present Indian T20 team (this is not yet an established team combination for India since most of the players were not in long batting partnerships together ealier just like Rohit and Dhavan). Today NZ lost their grip on the game when they lost two wicket in quick succession in Krunal Pandaya over, otherwise they can build dangerous and attacking partnerships as we saw in the previous game. I always felt Dhoni playing in the team as the wicket keeper should not be the reason to drop Rishab Pant, instead he should be included purely as a batsman even if Dhoni is playing. It was nice to see Dhoni and Rishab Pant batting together and Pant was able to take out the pressure from Dhoni and it was the match winning combination today. If Rishab Pant is not dropped from the team because of Dhoni, nobody will be insisting for Dhonis immediate retirement. People think that Pant always becomes a scape goat when Dhoni is playing and today both of them playing together and playing an eleder brothers role was nice to watch. Hope Pant will get a chance to play world cup as well along with Dhoni.