I've never seen Aussies so bad, says Dhoni
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday said he had never seen
Australia struggle so badly after their thumping 320-run defeat in the
second Test here.
Dhoni, named man of the match for his scores of 92 and 68 and fine
wicketkeeping, said he could not believe the scoreboard at times.
"I have never seen anything like that," said Dhoni.
"It is not every day that you see an Australian side struggling. When
they were 22 after 13 overs in the first innings, I asked Rahul (Dravid)
to look at the scoreboard.
"I told him I don't think we will be able to see Aussies score at
just two-odd runs an over again."
India enjoyed their biggest ever Test victory after piling on 469 in
their first innings and bowling out the visitors for 268.
They batted aggressively in the second to set a huge victory target
of 516, with Australia managing only 195 in reply.
Dhoni was also all praise for his bowlers who troubled the Australian
batsmen with their consistent line and length.
"We had four bowlers and we just used four bowlers. That was
brilliant, they all shared the responsibility," he said.
"Even a debutant like Amit Mishra bowled so well. His five wickets in
Australia's first innings were terrific, he bowled really well." But
Dhoni said India's performance here would count for little when they go
into the third Test in New Delhi beginning on October 29.
"The big win that we've had here will play a bit on our minds but
once we go for toss, we will have to start again from scratch. It will
be a new game and everything else will count little," he said.
MOHALI, India,
Wednesday AFP
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