MS Dhoni says ‘Rohit can be a good finisher’

MS Dhoni says ‘Rohit can be a good finisher’

Enormously delighted over his team’s stellar performance against archrivals Pakistan, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lavished special praise on Rohit Sharma for his fantastic knock.

After electing to bat first, Misbah and his men piled up a huge total of 329 runs, courtesy to fantastic hundred by both openers, Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed.

Defending a decent score, Pakistani bowlers were below par, as they failed to hamper the Indians from building big partnerships.

After Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar laid a solid platform, Sharma joined hands with Kohli to guide India to a commanding position.

He added crucial 68 runs before losing his wicket in the 46^th over. Fascinated by his class, Dhoni claimed that Sharma can be a good finisher.

"They (Pakistan) batted brilliantly, we used eight bowlers. Sachin and Virat batted brilliantly, Rohit can be a good finisher. Kohli was brilliant. Once you cross 300 it’s difficult irrespective of how flat the pitch is, we did it in Hobart," Dhoni said
in the post-match conference.

He added, "We’ve got the talent in the bowling department also. It’s about how you handle pressure, they will learn from games like these."

Kohli, who played a match-winning knock of 183 runs, also admired Sharma for his superb batting. He revealed that he loves batting with Sharma, as he is a huge fan of his talent.

"I still can’t believe what happened out there honestly. I’m really satisfied. We were waiting for these 3-4 overs of 15-20 runs. I’m a fan of Rohit Sharma, love watching him bat. I would rate this knock and Hobart equally. To be able to chase 330 against
this bowling is satisfying," said Kohli.

On the other hand, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq gave Indian batsmen full credit for taking the game away from him.

Despite admitting the fact that the side has plenty to address, Misbah was not reluctant to praise opponent willow-wielders.

"Excellent innings by Kohli. Credit goes to their batsmen, it’s easy out there under lights, 329 is still a good score. The best innings (Kohli) I have ever seen," said Misbah.

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Posted by Rana Nasir Ghafoor on Mar 19 2012. Filed under Pakistan, Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry