 I'm just carrying Laxman's good work: Gilchrist
7th May 2008 08:01 IST
Agencies
Struggling to digest the team's third defeat in a row, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed his batsmen for playing too many shots too early and said he might bat up the order from the next match of the Indian Premier League.
"We have to settled down as a side. Our top order batsmen played too many shots. They were in two minds whether to go for the shot or not and ultimately lost their wickets playing their shots late," Dhoni rued.
Asked if the team would make any changes in the strategy to arrest the slide, Dhoni said, "We will try different combinations but there will not be much changes. I may come up the batting order, perhaps third or fourth slot.
"We could not get off rightly with the combinations in the last three matches. But, we should not panic by the losses and it is not individuals but we have to work as a team," he said.
According to Dhoni, the total of 144/7 was not good enough in this format of the game.
"We were aware that it is not a big total to defend but we wanted to pull it off," he said.
"We are learning from our mistakes. We are not looking at the points table as I know we are at the bottom. We have improved a lot since our Bangalore match. We hope to continue our good showing in Jaipur too," he said.
"We know we have the talent. But it does not guarantee victory. IPL is of international standard and each player has taken it seriously," he said. |
