India salutes Mahendra Singh Dhoni for securing win in Australia
New Delhi — India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni won plaudits on Wednesday for a match-winning knock against Australia that raised expectations he will play his fourth 50-over World Cup in 2019. The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman kept his usual cool during an unbeaten 54-ball 55 as India chased down Australia’s 298 in the second oneday international (ODI) in Adelaide on Tuesday. Seen by some as losing his ability to finish matches, Dhoni rolled back the years and secured the win with four balls to spare as the tourists levelled the three-match series. Some observers have suggested India have better options behind the stumps and with the bat for the upcoming ODI World Cup in England, but former skipper Sunil Gavaskar thinks otherwise. “Only those who are not really cognisant with the value of Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be asking this question,” he told TV channel India Today. “In the Indian dressing room, in the think tank that is the selection committee there is no doubt that Dhoni will be...
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