World was in utter shock when Dhoni took the match ball from match officials after England completed a 8 wickets victory over India in the 3rd and final ODI. Forgetting the series loss, Indian fans were in sheer shock thinking that MS Dhoni will retire after he was criticized for scoring at low strike rate. But Dhoni himself has cleared the air on the rumour.
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Took the ball for testing purpose- Dhoni
“(I took the ball) to see why we are not able to get enough reverse swing. Because we will be playing the World Cup in England, we have to (ensure) that we get reverse swing going. Because it is something that is very important. If the opposition is getting it, we should also get it, at some point or the other,” Dhoni said.
“After 50 overs, the ball is useless to the ICC (International Cricket Council), so I requested the umpire ‘Can I get the ball and gave it to the bowling coach?'”
Talking about the death over bowling
“We need to work on it as to how we can get it more scuffed up so that we can get a bit of reverse swing going, that will in-turn help the fast bowlers get those yorkers or wickets in and around the 40th over mark. That would really help us restrict the opposition by not getting too many runs in the last 10 overs.”
How India can win the test series after facing a setback in the 1st test
“I will just tell you one thing — to win a Test match, you need 20 wickets and we (India) did that. So that’s the only answer I would give because it dosen’t matter how well you bat, how well you are there for five days but (by) taking 20 wickets, you can win a Test match,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dhoni picked up 25 per cent stake in his personal capacity in the tech company and will play a significant role as mentor and brand ambassador of ‘Run Adam’
