SPORT CT DHONI 2

Dhoni is hoping that the Indian fans would be cheering
for Pakistan to win against Australia.

"All of India wants its team to do well. Knowing that
Pakistan's win (against Australia) earlier in the day is so
important, they all would be cheering for Pakistan," he said.

It didn't concern Dhoni that Pakistan, the arch-rivals,
could actually be attempting to lose by giving a few of their
star players a rest against Australia.

"Now that they have qualified, they could be looking to
experiment with their bench strength. It depends on what they
want to get out of tomorrow's game."

Looking at how the tournament has gone by for India,
Dhoni squarely blamed his bowlers for the side's ills.

"We batted in only one game so you can't say the batting
has let us down. But we have bowled twice and we are not
bowling that well. Yesterday (against Australia), the bowlers
were much better, they were neither too short nor too full.
But we have to admit we didn't bowl that well," he said.

Personally though, Dhoni was prepared to look his team's
performance in Champions Trophy philosophically.

"Losing and winning is part and parcel of any sport. It's
enough for me that I am playing for my country and am leading
the side which not everybody gets a chance to do. That's
enough for me.

"We have done very well in the last 18-20 months. We have
done well all over the world. We have the potential to do
well. The boys can bounce back and on their day can give any
side tough fight." (MORE) PTI AS
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