Dhoni Hints At Promoting Raina Up The Order

Captain MS Dhoni praised Suresh Raina for his unbeaten 89 that helped India beat England by five wickets on Wednesday and supposed the left- hander has learned the art of finishing matches.

“This kind of innings has a lot of worth because we have been grooming him. At numbers 5, 6 and 7, depending on scenario, more often than not, you hope that players have the talent to come to an end off the games,” Dhoni told reporters after India clinch the series 3-1.

Dhoni said they are also look at the prospect of promote Raina up the batting order. “ He has learned it [ to finish off games], but at the similar time, he has to curb his instincts. He’s a of course aggressive player; he loves to play his strokes, but he has to curb it for the interest of the team. It’ll be high-quality if we can give him some odds to bat slightly up the order,” he said.

Dhoni described Rohit Sharma, who score a fine 83, a “ God- gifted talent”. “ The good thing was he took it as a confront [ to open the innings] and I am glad he scored runs because he is single of the most God- gifted talent around. It’s very important that he capitalises on that. Of course, an innings like this was very much wanted from him. Personally, I am very content for him,” he said.

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England captain Alastair Cook approved that the 68- run fourth wicket partnership between Rohit and Raina made the difference.

 “With 260, we thought we be in the game. We needed a couple of near the beginning wickets.

But I thought the company between Raina and Sharma was significant; they got runs quickly,” Cook said.

Raina was lucky to be out off a ‘ dead’ ball when Steven Finn dislodged the bails in his delivery stride, after life form warned in the preceding games.

“To be fair to the umpire, they had told us that this is the rule. It can be frustrating.

I wasn’t totally sure. They have told us in Kochi (ODI). I couldn’t keep in mind the chat they had,” he said.