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“I am happy to bat at any number,” says MS Dhoni on his batting position in ODIs

Dixit Bhargav
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MS Dhoni on his batting position in ODIs

MS Dhoni on his batting position in ODIs: The Indian wicket-keeper was vocal about his batting position after winning the Melbourne ODI.

During the third match of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Melbourne, former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored his 70th ODI half-century, 87* (114), with the help of seven fours, to win the match for his team.

While Dhoni’s style of chasing total has been successful in this three-match series, but there is no hiding to the fact that it involves a high amount of risk. Even while he was building the chase, severe criticism was coming his way with respect to him taking the match to the last over.

The highlight of Dhoni’s innings was that he was sent in to bat at No. 4. Having batted at No. 5 in the first two ODIs, Dhoni received a promotion after talks of the same were doing the rounds since India vice-captain Rohit Sharma expressed his opinion regarding the same.

Having scored 193 runs in three matches at an average of 193 and a strike rate of 73.10 including three half-centuries, Dhoni was elected the ‘Man of the Series’ for the seventh time in his ODI career. Having last won it in 2011, it has taken Dhoni more than seven years to earn another such award.

Speaking during the post-match press conference, Dhoni was asked about his batting position in ODIs. While Dhoni didn’t name any particular position, he gave signs of being contended at any position.

“It is not about where you want to bat; I am happy to bat at any number and after playing for 14 years I can’t say that I don’t want to bat at number six and want to bat at four,” Dhoni was quoted as saying.

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Dixit Bhargav

Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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