Exclusive | Sourav Ganguly asks MS Dhoni to play his natural game, says 'he shouldn't be booed at'
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Ganguly singled out the dismal performance of the middle-order as the key issue plaguing the Indian ODI side at the moment.
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MS Dhoni was booed off the field in the 2nd and 3rd ODI after being dismissed
After a disappointing loss to England in the third match of the ODI series on Tuesday, former India captain Sourav Ganguly has identified lack of quality in the Indian middle-order as the main drawback in the ODI side.
India lost the three-match series 1-2 after a batting failure left them with a below par 256 to defend against the famed English batting at Headingley. The hosts didn't have to break a sweat as they chased the target with the loss of just two wickets and more than five overs to spare.
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Ganguly singled out the dismal performance of the middle-order as the key issue plaguing the Indian ODI side at the moment.
"England have a good bowling unit. Out batting is top-heavy and the selectors will have to take care of the issue. Rohit (Sharma), (Shikhar) Dhawan and (Virat) Kohli handle the top order, but once either of the three get out, the pressure falls on the middle-order. We need to have more quality in the middle-order and the selectors will have to look into the matter. We won in South Africa because Kohli hit three centuries in six ODI matches which sealed the matches for the team," Ganguly told IndiaTV.
'Dada', as he is fondly known, also said that that he was surprised at the decision to drop KL Rahul. "We should have quality batsmen in the 4th and 5th position. I was surprised when they dropped KL Rahul. You shouldn't drop a good player so early. Rahane doesn't deserve to be on the bench either and I think there is a place for him in the team," he asserted.
Suresh Raina is one of the players in the muddle that the Indian middle order has become of late. With just 47 runs in the series at a strike-rate of 70, the left-hander, in Dada's view, is not performing his role the way he should.
"As a senior player, Suresh Raina hasn't been upto the mark in this series. To bat at the No. 4 spot, you have to play like the top order does."
MS Dhoni was booed off the field in the 2nd and 3rd ODI after being dismissed
After a disappointing loss to England in the third match of the ODI series on Tuesday, former India captain Sourav Ganguly has identified lack of quality in the Indian middle-order as the main drawback in the ODI side.
India lost the three-match series 1-2 after a batting failure left them with a below par 256 to defend against the famed English batting at Headingley. The hosts didn't have to break a sweat as they chased the target with the loss of just two wickets and more than five overs to spare.
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Ganguly singled out the dismal performance of the middle-order as the key issue plaguing the Indian ODI side at the moment.
"England have a good bowling unit. Out batting is top-heavy and the selectors will have to take care of the issue. Rohit (Sharma), (Shikhar) Dhawan and (Virat) Kohli handle the top order, but once either of the three get out, the pressure falls on the middle-order. We need to have more quality in the middle-order and the selectors will have to look into the matter. We won in South Africa because Kohli hit three centuries in six ODI matches which sealed the matches for the team," Ganguly told IndiaTV.
'Dada', as he is fondly known, also said that that he was surprised at the decision to drop KL Rahul. "We should have quality batsmen in the 4th and 5th position. I was surprised when they dropped KL Rahul. You shouldn't drop a good player so early. Rahane doesn't deserve to be on the bench either and I think there is a place for him in the team," he asserted.
Suresh Raina is one of the players in the muddle that the Indian middle order has become of late. With just 47 runs in the series at a strike-rate of 70, the left-hander, in Dada's view, is not performing his role the way he should.
"As a senior player, Suresh Raina hasn't been upto the mark in this series. To bat at the No. 4 spot, you have to play like the top order does."
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