After the shocking defeat in first ODI against Bangladesh with a huge margin, team India continues the same and bagged a second defeat and lost the ODI series. Interestingly, electing to bat, India were bundled out for 200 in 45-overs against Bangladesh in a rain-curtailed 47-over-a-side second cricket ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. Mustafizur Rahman stroke again and picked two wickets, taking part in team India’s fall. Shikhar Dhawan scored a high total of 53 runs. Dhoni contributed a good score of 47 runs, making decent partnerships with Dhawan as well as Raina (37 runs).
MS Dhoni, wicketkeeper-batsman, who made his name on the strength of his cricketing acumen, street-smart approach and unorthodox style, has experienced unmatched success in terms of his utility to the side and leadership abilities. In one-day cricket, he is billed as an excellent player and great finisher, leading from the front.
But with the two successive ODI defeats in the three-match series, Dhoni lost the series and writes history as the first Indian captain to lose an ODI series against Bangladesh.
Recently, especially after his retirement from Test cricket, critics have started asking questions about his form and future. The Test series loss in England last year coincided with Dhoni’s slide in fortune.
He does not enjoy a great record of late. In the last 20 innings prior to the second ODI here, he had reached 40-plus scores only five times. But, he has always fought hard for everything, and his self-belief has carried him through difficult situations. After the debacle in the first ODI, when his team needed his expertise in the second, Dhoni did not hesitate to promote himself up the batting order and help India reach a safe total.
After India suffered its first ever series defeat against Bangladesh, skipper Dhoni said he would love to step away from captaincy and contribute as a player if that helped the Indian cricket team. “I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me. Even the Bangladesh media is smiling,” Dhoni replied to a question at the post-match press conference.
When the question was asked differently about how long he would continue as captain, he made it clear that he would like to continue.
“I am really enjoying my cricket. But when the earlier question was asked, I knew this question one was coming. These questions always keep popping. The media loves me. If it is justifiable if you remove me and the Indian cricket will start doing well, and if I am the reason for all the bad that’s happening to Indian cricket, definitely I would love to step away and play as a player.”
“It doesn’t really matter, who is the captain because I was never really in line to become the captain. It was a job or responsibility for me. They want to take it away from me, I am fine,” he said.
Reference: thehindu.com
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