SPORT CT DHONI 3 LAST

On Ishant Sharma's poor show so far, Dhoni had words of
encouragement and said the young fast bowler would strike form
soon.

"It's not about the drop in pace. It's about the line and
length you bowl. I thought Ishant, in his second spell
yesterday, was the old Ishant we know. Keeping it on the
off-stump and bringing the ball in and not giving too much
width to the batsmen.

"It happens all the time in cricket. A few good shots and
a batsman is back in form. A few good balls and a bowler
regains his confidence."

Dhoni also responded with interest to his Australian
counterpart Ricky Ponting's suggestion that the workload of
cricketers, particularly fast bowlers, needs to be managed
well.

"It's a tough thing to say. You rotate a few players and
lose a game and it becomes a big issue in India. One thing
which whole of India needs all the time is win. You have to
admit with so many games being played, you can't win all the
games.

"This is something which everyone has to understand. You
need bench strength but you don't want to miss big players in
big tournaments. The second line must be readied though. You
need to groom them. They ought to have played 20-30 games so
when a senior misses out, a young player is ready to step in."
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