ICC Champions Trophy 2013
Birmingham: despite the fact that the result would solely be of educational interest, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday termed their face-off with arch-rivals Asian country within the ICC
Champions Trophy associate "important" game however same that his team wouldn't take any supplemental pressure.
"I assume it's a vital match. to possess a glance at it's important. does not matter that aspect you're extremely enjoying, as a result of the rationale is all international sides square measure ok, thus no real purpose taking any supplemental pressure," Dhoni same on the eve of the match.
"So something you'll avoid as a team, particularly the very fact we're talking regarding pressure, we should always look to try to to that," he added. whereas admitting all India-Pakistan matches were massive games, Dhoni same it might be dangerous to require further pressure.
"All international sides square measure sensible and packed with sensible quick bowlers. Asian country even have sensible spinners in (Saeed) Ajmal and (Mohammed) Hafeez. we are going to not modification our approach," he said.
Dhoni additionally showed off India's batting muscle sooner than the eagerly-awaited match, speech they "don't want 100-plus gap stands" whenever.
"We do not want 100-plus gap stands whenever we have a tendency to exit to bat," he said.
"Well, i feel we have a tendency to square measure a aspect that depends quite an bit on an honest begin. It does not extremely mean that we have a tendency to continuously want hundred and partnership. we want it slow, the openers ought to pay it slow within the middle, which extremely comes from the room.
"That has been the case whenever we've got got off to an honest start; a lot of usually than not we've got been able to capitalise on it truth," he added.
India are obtaining flying starts by their openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in their 1st 2 matches.
The Indian captain same there was "no special strategy" against Asian country though the match is inconsequential from a tournament perspective. Bharat were the primary team to enter the semi-finals whereas Asian country square measure out of the tournament once 2 defeats.
With rain clouds hovering over Edgbaston, the Indians were forced to coach inside at the Edgbaston Cricket Centre on Friday afternoon. The toss may be an element in Saturday's clash, feels Dhoni.
"Once you meet up with to the sport, the forecasts, they're to a small degree a lot of realistic. thus we'll see however it goes. What additionally has to be seen is whether or not it'll be most rain affected that the team that kookie second might find yourself solely batting twenty or twenty five overs, and so the team United Nations agency has batted 1st encompasses a little bit of an obstacle," explained the Indian skipper.
When reminded that Asian country were treating the match "as a final", Dhoni replied: "Well, there square measure 2 ways that to appear at it. If their thinking is that they need nothing extremely to lose, let's exit, be communicatory on the sphere, do not trouble regarding the result, then they will be dangerous.
"But if the thinking is that they don't seem to be qualified, this is often a game against Bharat, let's win this game thus we've got it as a consolation prize, they're going to be in massive hassle. thus it depends entirely on what Asian country square measure thinking."
Champions Trophy associate "important" game however same that his team wouldn't take any supplemental pressure.
"I assume it's a vital match. to possess a glance at it's important. does not matter that aspect you're extremely enjoying, as a result of the rationale is all international sides square measure ok, thus no real purpose taking any supplemental pressure," Dhoni same on the eve of the match.
"So something you'll avoid as a team, particularly the very fact we're talking regarding pressure, we should always look to try to to that," he added. whereas admitting all India-Pakistan matches were massive games, Dhoni same it might be dangerous to require further pressure.
"All international sides square measure sensible and packed with sensible quick bowlers. Asian country even have sensible spinners in (Saeed) Ajmal and (Mohammed) Hafeez. we are going to not modification our approach," he said.
Dhoni additionally showed off India's batting muscle sooner than the eagerly-awaited match, speech they "don't want 100-plus gap stands" whenever.
"We do not want 100-plus gap stands whenever we have a tendency to exit to bat," he said.
"Well, i feel we have a tendency to square measure a aspect that depends quite an bit on an honest begin. It does not extremely mean that we have a tendency to continuously want hundred and partnership. we want it slow, the openers ought to pay it slow within the middle, which extremely comes from the room.
"That has been the case whenever we've got got off to an honest start; a lot of usually than not we've got been able to capitalise on it truth," he added.
India are obtaining flying starts by their openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in their 1st 2 matches.
The Indian captain same there was "no special strategy" against Asian country though the match is inconsequential from a tournament perspective. Bharat were the primary team to enter the semi-finals whereas Asian country square measure out of the tournament once 2 defeats.
With rain clouds hovering over Edgbaston, the Indians were forced to coach inside at the Edgbaston Cricket Centre on Friday afternoon. The toss may be an element in Saturday's clash, feels Dhoni.
"Once you meet up with to the sport, the forecasts, they're to a small degree a lot of realistic. thus we'll see however it goes. What additionally has to be seen is whether or not it'll be most rain affected that the team that kookie second might find yourself solely batting twenty or twenty five overs, and so the team United Nations agency has batted 1st encompasses a little bit of an obstacle," explained the Indian skipper.
When reminded that Asian country were treating the match "as a final", Dhoni replied: "Well, there square measure 2 ways that to appear at it. If their thinking is that they need nothing extremely to lose, let's exit, be communicatory on the sphere, do not trouble regarding the result, then they will be dangerous.
"But if the thinking is that they don't seem to be qualified, this is often a game against Bharat, let's win this game thus we've got it as a consolation prize, they're going to be in massive hassle. thus it depends entirely on what Asian country square measure thinking."
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