Mahendra Singh Dhoni Should Continue at No. 4, Feels Sourav Ganguly
Mahendra Singh Dhoni can play an effective finisher's role while batting at No. 4 position, according to Sourav Ganguly
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: October 27, 2016 08:07 PM IST
Highlights
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MS Dhoni batted at No. 4 spot in the 3rd and 4th ODIs of IND-NZ series
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Dhoni scored 80 in the 3rd ODI while he was out for 11 in 4th
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Five-match series level at 2-2
Sourav Ganguly, former India captain, on Thursday insisted that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should stick to batting at No. 4 which will enable him and Virat Kohli could play the finishers' role.
"Let him play at number four. He will finish from there. Finisher does not mean he has to bat from the 40th over. Virat (Kohli) bats at three and he is finishing games. It's a wrong concept that a finisher has to come lower down the order. Dhoni got India over the ropes in the other match batting at four," Ganguly said on the sidelines of Cricket Association of Bengal's tie up with VLCC.
New Zealand defeated India by 19 runs while defending 260 in Ranchi, in a match India's premier batsman Virat Kohli got out for 45. Ganguly, however, felt that India were not becoming too much over-dependent on Kohli.
"He (Virat Kohli) is an excellent player, but I don't think the team is becoming too dependent on him. New Zealand is a good side. They will win some matches also," he said.