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Dhoni refuses to take Bangladesh lightly

Mirpur (Bangladesh), Jan 23 (PTI) After Virender Sehwag's
deriding statement against the host side, regular skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday switched to damage control mode
saying they will not take Bangladesh lightly in the second
Test, beginning Sunday.
Sehwag, who led the team in the first Test in absence of
Dhoni, was blunt while saying that the Bangladesh was an
"ordinary" side which cannot bowl India twice.
Asked whether Bangladesh can beat India in second Test,
Dhoni said, "That is why they are playing. You should not take
any side lightly in international cricket. At the end of the
day it was the 10 balls that matters. There is no good reason
why they (Bangladesh) should not take 20 wickets."
"If any side does not think that they can win, what is
the point of playing. We don't think of losing and we always
want to win. But we have lost matches against some good sides.
So, anything can happen in cricket," he said at the pre-match
press conference.
Dhoni however, said his side dominated the first Test
match till the end after their batting collapse in their first
innings.
"After the fourth day, frankly speaking everybody knew
Bangladesh cannot win. Either We would win or the match could
be a draw. Their bowlers did reasonably well in the first Test
but they were supposed to that as an international side," he
said. More PTI

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