Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that according to him, India should stick to Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav in the middle-order in the upcoming ODIs ahead of the World Cup later this year.
Ganguly said that the way Dhoni has batted will give him a lot of confidence and the No.4 position is also perfect for him in ODI cricket.
“The way Dhoni has batted in the series…we have seen him play like this after a long time. India have played well and again won a series 2-1 after being 1-0 down.”
“A lot was said about Dhoni after the Adelaide ODI, where he batted slow but we spoke about how the innings will give him confidence and that is exactly what happened.
“I think Kedar will play No.5 and Dhoni will play at No.4. So I think India will go with this combination only because you gave someone an opportunity and they grabbed it. So Kohli at 3, Dhoni 4 and Jadhav at 5 followed by Karthik.
“No.4 is right for Dhoni because it gives him time to settle in and score runs and build an innings. So this combination is fine,” Ganuly said in IndiaTV’s show Cricket Ki Baat on Friday.
“A good thing that India got from this match was Kedar Jadhav. When India was in a fix, he took the game out along with Dhoni. He had not batted in the series.. He had not played a practice match and was just batting in the nets. So scoring runs in the middle makes a difference and he will take confidence from this,” he added.
“The balance will only look better when everyone scores. Dhoni scored today and Jadhav chipped in as well. So the balance looked good today. Dhoni scored runs, Jadhav also looked in good touch and Karthik also chipped in with runs. So, form is important. Performance solves everything and Dhoni will get a lot of confidence from his,” Ganguly said.
