vIndianz.com (22 Feb, 2010) — Jaipur: Clearly not happy with the performance of his bowlers in India’s one-run victory over South Africa in the first One-dayer international in Jaipur on sunday night, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he had not expected his best bowlers to get the pasting from the visiting tailenders.
“So many runs needed by their (SA) tailenders and you don’t expect your best bowlers to concede so many runs (at the death). The bowlers need to do better in remaining matches,” Dhoni said after the cliffhanger of a contest.
“In the initial overs (of South African innings) also the bowlers could have done better,” he added.
He praised all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for his fine performance with the bat and ball.
Jadeja was banned by IPL for one year.
“Virender Sehwag could not bowl and we were short of a bowler. But Yusuf Pathan bowled well and Ravindra Jadeja all the difference. He bowled and batted well,” said Dhoni.
He also felt that his batsmen got the starts but failed to convert them into big scores.
“Most of batsmen got the starts but failed to convert them except for Suresh Raina, Sehwag and (Dinesh) Karthik. We thought we would cross 300 but we could not,” he said.
Dhoni said South Africa are capable of bouncing back into the series and his side will have to keep the winning momentum going.
We were unlucky: Kallis
South African captain Jacques Kallis said his side simply did not have the winner’s luck even though they managed to show their character in Sundaynight’s humdinger in Jaipur.
“After the Kolkata Test, here too we came close before losing the match. This is heart-breaking but I think we have showed our never-say-die attitude. Wayne (Parnell) and Dale (Steyn) played unbelievably good to get that close,” he said.
“Luck was not in our side. Things could have been different had the boundary (which was referred to TV umpire after Sachin Tendulkar cut short to save one run) been given. But it was third umpire’s call and not ours. We have got to accept it and get on. We simply did not have luck.”
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