New Delhi : England star all-rounder Ben Stokes questioned the Indian team's strategy when chasing runs in a match against their team at the World Cup last year. Ben Stokes said he found the partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli mysterious, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not show passion.
Ben Stokes termed Indian captain Virat Kohli's complaint of a 59-meter boundary as frustration. In this match played in Birmingham, England won by 31 runs after scoring 337 runs for seven wickets. Stokes mentions this match of the World Cup in his new book On Fire.
He has said, "When Dhoni came to bat, the Indian team needed 112 runs in 11 overs and he batted oddly. He was eager to take one run more than sending the ball across the boundary. Indian team They could have won the last 12 balls too. In the partnership between Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav, there was little chance of winning. I think he could have scored if he had batted a lot. "
He said that England's dressing room felt that Dhoni wanted to take the match to the last over. He remained unbeaten in this match scoring 42 off 31 balls, but most of the runs came in the last over when the match was almost out of India's hands. Stokes also said that Kohli talked about the boundary being short, which he found a bit strange.
Stokes further wrote, "It was being discussed in our dressing room that this is the way Dhoni played. Even if the Indian team does not win the match, they should keep their net run rate. The way Rohit Sharma and Virat It was like a mystery that Kohli was playing. I know we bowled brilliantly during this period, but the way he batted, it looked absolutely bizarre. Both these batsmen pushed their team back in the match. He showed no desire to pressure our team. They were playing according to our strategy. "
Ben Stokes termed Indian captain Virat Kohli's complaint of a 59-meter boundary as frustration. In this match played in Birmingham, England won by 31 runs after scoring 337 runs for seven wickets. Stokes mentions this match of the World Cup in his new book On Fire.
He has said, "When Dhoni came to bat, the Indian team needed 112 runs in 11 overs and he batted oddly. He was eager to take one run more than sending the ball across the boundary. Indian team They could have won the last 12 balls too. In the partnership between Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav, there was little chance of winning. I think he could have scored if he had batted a lot. "
He said that England's dressing room felt that Dhoni wanted to take the match to the last over. He remained unbeaten in this match scoring 42 off 31 balls, but most of the runs came in the last over when the match was almost out of India's hands. Stokes also said that Kohli talked about the boundary being short, which he found a bit strange.
Stokes further wrote, "It was being discussed in our dressing room that this is the way Dhoni played. Even if the Indian team does not win the match, they should keep their net run rate. The way Rohit Sharma and Virat It was like a mystery that Kohli was playing. I know we bowled brilliantly during this period, but the way he batted, it looked absolutely bizarre. Both these batsmen pushed their team back in the match. He showed no desire to pressure our team. They were playing according to our strategy. "
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