{"id":9834,"date":"2012-09-08T04:47:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T04:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9834"},"modified":"2012-09-08T04:47:01","modified_gmt":"2012-09-08T04:47:01","slug":"every-game-is-important-and-its-not-about-when-you-are-playing-it-ms-dhoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9834","title":{"rendered":"Every game is important and it’s not about when you are playing it: MS Dhoni"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni didn\u2019t seem to be perturbed with the fact the New Zealand have an impeccable 3-0 record against India in T20 saying that his first big innings was at the same very venue, in reference to what became a launch-pad to a spiralling career, says a report in The Hindu,<\/strong> adding that \u2018Captain Cool\u2019 also differed on the pitch: \u201cThe wicket looks good, with the ball coming on to the bat while offering something for the bowlers too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dhoni said that each game was important and that his team hoped to get into the groove for the World T20 and look to field the best side here. On differing ages in the team, Dhoni said performance would ultimately count. The slightly more experienced would look to cement their place in the side, not just in the T20 format but also hope to advance to the ODI and Tests as well.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile The Times Of India<\/strong> reports that MS Dhoni is having the time of his life as it seems from the recent show of the Indian team. \u201cHe is back at his magical best as he marshalled the team to a comprehensive victory in the two-Test series against New Zealand. On Saturday, it’s going to be a new battle as the teams clash in the first of the two T20s, in Visakhapatnam. Even as World T20 looms on the horizon, Dhoni wants to take it one match at a time and not look too far ahead,\u201d writes TOI.<\/p>\n

“Every game is important and it’s not about when you are playing it. Just because we have the T20 World Cup after these two matches doesn’t mean that these are very important. Every game is important in itself. It’s one of those scenarios where instead of playing one game we are playing two games so you are more into it. It is an opportunity for the players to get into the groove and then go to the World Cup,” Dhoni said.<\/p>\n

With a couple of old-timers making a comeback, Dhoni said: “There is nothing called old players and young players. Once you perform it will be counted. The good thing is that these players will be slightly more experienced than other players. And they will also be hungry to cement their place in the side. Overall, it will be good for the players and the team.”<\/p>\n

With the World Cup round the corner, will the management try out new combinations? “It is the same team which will play the World T20 and there is nothing to try out. The best XI which suitable for these conditions will be picked up. There is nothing to experiment. We will stick to the best team,” he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Dhoni\u2019s counterpart Ross Taylor looked at his squad\u2019s clean record a shade more realistically. \u201cAll those three wins were recorded outside India,\u201d he said, suggesting it could be an altogether different ball game on the sub-continent\u2019s strips. In home conditions, India was a team hard to beat, he felt.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Jacob) Oram and (Daniel) Vettori are pretty experienced with these and that would help,\u201d said Taylor, adding later that with increased participation in the Indian Premier League, more New Zealanders were getting more familiar. \u201cIt has a flip side too in that the Indians know our game better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Putting behind him the burden of two back-to-back defeats in the recent Test series, he said his boys looked forward to more \u2018white-ball cricket. \u201cWe\u2019ll try different combinations, not to experiment but to rest some of our players,\u201d he countered when asked if their best side would be fielded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Indian skipper M.S. 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