Indian skipper MS Dhoni put his reaction after his team failed to score the required 11 runs to win in the opening One-Day International (ODI) against South Africa at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Rohit Sharma and Dhoni added 55 in very quick time; Dhoni choosing to briskly and Rohit opting to go for the big hits. The duo kept the runs coming at a fair clip, but soon after Rohit got to his third ODI 150 he chipped one back to Imran Tahir. Disaster struck for India when Suresh Raina was dismissed in the same over, getting caught by JP Duminy trying to slog Tahir. That united Stuart Binny and Dhoni, for what proved to be India’s most anxious partnership of the match. Dhoni took charge, converting ones to twos and ensuring India took the game deep into the final over, but was dismissed with seven runs needed off three balls. Scorecard: India vs South Africa 2015, 1st ODI at Kanpur
In his defense for not getting the team over the line in the opening One-Day International (ODI), India captain Dhoni today said “his job of a finisher is a gamble and he has to take the blame when he fails”. ”Yes when you bat down the order you have to take the blame. When you have finished a lot many games, people remember more about the games you have not finished,” said Dhoni after he failed to complete the job in the final over of the chase with India needing 11 runs. Updates: India vs South Africa 2015, 1st ODI at Kanpur