Their is always burden of expectation on Team India: MS Dhoni
"If
you don't have fans, people ask if you're missing them. When you have
fans, people talk of the burden of expectation. So I think when it comes
to the Indian team, there is always pressure or the burden of
expectation," Dhoni said.
CARDIFF: There seem to be two faces to Mahendra Singh Dhoni
these days — one which lights up if you're talking cricket and the
other that sulks if you refer to the recent scandals in Indian cricket.
More specifically, questions about Chennai Super Kings.
On Wednesday, the eve of the first match of the Champions Trophy between India and South Africa, he was asked about the tournament and cricket. Naturally, his face lit up. "If you don't have fans, people ask if you're missing them. When you have fans, people talk of the burden of expectation. So I think when it comes to the Indian team, there is always pressure or the burden of expectation," he said.
Pressure and burden are words he's avoided uttering ever since the Indian T20 league got over and the team left for England to play the Champions Trophy. "We always welcome the double-edged sword, you can say. We just have to balance it the right way," he added.
It is difficult to suggest what kind of pressure or burden Dhoni and his team might be going through at this moment. You can't ask him to explain because the BCCI has gagged him. So, he restricts himself only to the cricket. "We have to do all the right things over again and we hope it goes (the tournament) in our favour," he said.
Dinesh Karthik and Umesh Yadav's current form, the new One-day rules, the absence of Jacques Kallis from the opposition ranks and the role that fast bowlers might play in Cardiff are on top of his mind. "Karthik is technically sound. He's someone who should bat at 4 or 5, 3 also but definitely not at 6 and 7," he says, explain the slot in which the batsman might be asked to play. "I've always stressed that players need to bat in specialist positions," said Dhoni.
As for the attack, he's convinced that Yadav, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma, can do the job for India. "Yadav is the quickest in our side so he is someone who can get on top of the batsmen, swing the ball and be really effective. He just has to maintain his composure and not look for that extra pace," he said.
On Wednesday, the eve of the first match of the Champions Trophy between India and South Africa, he was asked about the tournament and cricket. Naturally, his face lit up. "If you don't have fans, people ask if you're missing them. When you have fans, people talk of the burden of expectation. So I think when it comes to the Indian team, there is always pressure or the burden of expectation," he said.
Pressure and burden are words he's avoided uttering ever since the Indian T20 league got over and the team left for England to play the Champions Trophy. "We always welcome the double-edged sword, you can say. We just have to balance it the right way," he added.
It is difficult to suggest what kind of pressure or burden Dhoni and his team might be going through at this moment. You can't ask him to explain because the BCCI has gagged him. So, he restricts himself only to the cricket. "We have to do all the right things over again and we hope it goes (the tournament) in our favour," he said.
Dinesh Karthik and Umesh Yadav's current form, the new One-day rules, the absence of Jacques Kallis from the opposition ranks and the role that fast bowlers might play in Cardiff are on top of his mind. "Karthik is technically sound. He's someone who should bat at 4 or 5, 3 also but definitely not at 6 and 7," he says, explain the slot in which the batsman might be asked to play. "I've always stressed that players need to bat in specialist positions," said Dhoni.
As for the attack, he's convinced that Yadav, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma, can do the job for India. "Yadav is the quickest in our side so he is someone who can get on top of the batsmen, swing the ball and be really effective. He just has to maintain his composure and not look for that extra pace," he said.
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