Not up to the mark: Dhoni

The DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) has come to an end and the tournament has found its maiden champion in Rajasthan Royals. The Jaipur franchise beat Chennai Super Kings by three wickets in the final. At the post-match conference, Chennai skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that his team wasn't up to the usual standards and committed some crucial errors in the final.

Dhoni affirmed that he won't pinpoint anything as a reason for their loss in the final and his team is ready to accept the responsibility of the loss. He said, "We were not really up to the mark. We had few weak links in the field. If there are mistakes made, you really have to accept that."

But the skipper further added that his team has played some good cricket throughout the tournament, especially in the final, so he isn't felling that bad.

The Royals lost three quick wickets at the start but Shane Watson and Yusuf Pathan went on to share a solid 65-run stand. Dhoni says allowing the duo to share a vital partnership was his team's mistake.

The Super Kings played their semi-final and final matches in the space of 24 hours. The 26-year-old feels that T20 cricket is very demanding and one has to be ready for it. He said, "You have to be physically at your best. Like Test and one-day cricket, even T20 has its different demand."

The Ranchi-born India ODI captain informed that now with the IPL being over, he would like to take some a good restful break ahead of the next series.

Yusuf Pathan proved to be the difference between the two sides in the final. The Super Kings' captain stated that a batsman like Pathan must not be allowed by the opponent to stay at the wicket as he possesses the quality to score quick runs.

Dhoni also praised his opposite number Shane Warne for his motivational leadership of the Rajasthan Royals' team.

"Warne has used the potential and talent available to the fullest extent and he did really well on the field," averred Dhoni.

The Jharkhand player used all his frontline seamers upfront and didn't keep them for the death overs. Dhoni said that he had limited options and had to go on with the bowler who was doing well. But he also added that all his bowlers did well and were good with the new ball.

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neha
Posts: 30

awee!!
Reply #1 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 02:52:39

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omg..dhoni's da best captain eva..even though he lost da IPL by jus 1 single run...!~!

neha
Posts: 30

woo!!
Reply #2 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 02:58:52

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first of all....dhoni is jus too gud as a captain..!!he nvr blames nyone...!!he always says it ws not a gud team effoert..dats da best part i like abt him..nvr blaming nyone..!!hez reely CALM as everyone noes..!!n he nvr expresses his feelings..!even if he wins da match he doesn't get all dat aggresive n all...bt yeah he jus smiles n let go off..!! DHONI ROX..!!~~~
i think BCCi shud make him nly da future captain frevr n eva n eva..!!lolz..!!hahA!~!
dhoni u rock man..!! luv u...!!bbye..!!n ya i forgot to mention sumthin..!! hez reely gud-lukin...i mean hez soo handsum..!!(to all gals)...

haj
Posts: 30

i love him too!!
Reply #3 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 04:45:20

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neha i dunno if yu wud read this or not but i think u hav da sme taste as me i gez! well maybe!! hes a really gud captain and my wish is to see him one day and i love him alott too!! his da best than anything!! fully supporting yu here man!!
xox

John Ranjith
Posts: 30

On Dhoni's leadership
Reply #4 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 06:43:07

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Dhoni has led from the front and he has done well not to pinpoint anyone for the loss..... i m sure that in the next season chennai r sure to do better than this season!!!!

sharanya
Posts: 30

Re:
Reply #5 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 06:48:11

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wat ever may be but dhoni is da best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sugar or spice
DHONI is da rite choice

neeti
Posts: 30

dhoni cool
Reply #6 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 10:52:34

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I think dhoni is de best. So wat if we lost da finals by just 1 run. He is still de best. I LUV HIM.

kersi
Posts: 30

biasedumpiring
Reply #7 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 13:36:23

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Whatever said and done but the umpiring at times was distinctly biased. The most glaring example was the case inwhich umpire Suresh Shashtri singlr handedly and intentionally deprievd Mumbai indians of their win against Punjab. He intentionally didnot make use of the gadgetry available to him. What more could be said for him?

Ajmal
Posts: 30

Who won?
Reply #8 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 17:50:22

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Rajasthan royals won last ball. So, Chennai and Rajasthan teams are equal strength.

Rajasthan Royals have many bowlers. But Chennai have only 5 bowlers.

navdeep singh sethi
Posts: 30

fuck u dhoni
Reply #9 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 20:37:22

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i just wanna say....FUCK OFF DHONI!!!

RAVI GOPALAN
Posts: 30

WHY LOST
Reply #10 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 03:51:51

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Chennai super kings lost the match mainly due to poor fielding suresh raina missed the catch of yusuf patan when he was 13 again one at 33 parthiv patel missed costly run out.Balaji Bowling is not upto the mark.he gives full toss
at crucial stages.Balaji should have not brought at the last moment.Unable to understand why Dhoni is not accepting these facts.if costly errors were avoided actually chennai superkings are champions but Luck favoured Rajastan Royals
If Batsman get three lives IPL should not award man of the Match to him even if he scores century
Media made Yusuf Patan as hero for his shaky 64 runs what a great Deal?
Ravi

RAM GOPAL
Posts: 30

Rajastan Royal won by fluke
Reply #11 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 04:02:24

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one run win is not win at all .all taems have Indians as captain whereas rajastan royal do not have an indian.What a great shame? Final win by one run is not correct First prize should have been given to Chennai super kings as one run win is not at all awin fuck rajastan royals team is not royals they are slaves of foreign captain.
ram

naseer
Posts: 30

yes he say correct
Reply #12 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 05:12:28

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dhoni say correct,
any way this change to not come again,
if win this final there is no words to say to mr.dhoni.

but excellent game finishing. in final.
good entertiming for every body. i am supporter of chennai super kings.

sankarraj
Posts: 30

poor batting by csk
Reply #13 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 05:59:33

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over cautiousness cost them the title, csk batsmen have not slogged the slow bowler yusuf pathan as he cocedes only 22 runs in 4 overs instead csk should have scored 22 in each of his over.

safana
Posts: 30

love u dhoni
Reply #14 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 09:32:15

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dhoni u r a very gud&cool guy man i love u so much my biggest aim in my life is to meet u&talk with u rey i'll definitely get a chance i have belief in my god he"ll give me a chance to meet u yaar i"m praying for that day to god every day u should be a super king all the time love u so much

safana
Posts: 30

love u dhoni
Reply #15 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 09:40:32

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dhoni u r a very gud&cool guy man i love u so much my biggest aim in my life is to meet u&talk with u rey i'll definitely get a chance i have belief in my god he"ll give me a chance to meet u yaar i"m praying for that day to god every day u should be a super king all the time love u so much

safana
Posts: 30

love u dhoni
Reply #16 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 09:44:52

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dhoni want to meet u yaar whet chennai lost d cup na i cried that night yaar no problem rey dont worry but also we have d top place in my heart for u rey gud luck u r always d best bye meet u soon

safana
Posts: 30

love u dhoni
Reply #17 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 09:53:35

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dhoni u r a cool&gud guy man love u very much yaar when chennai lost d cup i cried that night yaar no prob u dont worry but also we have a top place for u in our heart rey u r a very gud captain after u came india is going nice u r d best captain yaar my biggest aim in my life is to meet u &i'll definitely meet u 1 day keep rocking yaar

Yogesh
Posts: 30

Warne was great
Reply #18 on : Wed June 04, 2008, 12:53:37

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IPL teams were truly international teams, teaching was of humanity so be ashamed of posting such comments as fucking RR or Shane. That was a great commitment of Aussie to convert underdogs to champions. Dhoni is great but Warne greatest.

GS
Posts: 30

Dhoni must NOT Captain Chennai team
Reply #19 on : Thu June 05, 2008, 00:51:37

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Dhoni has intentionally sidelined Badrinath in this series. When promoted up the order Badri responded very well. Then all of a sudden he was not sent up the order. It was humiliating as a Chennai fan to watch some nobody called kapu whatever being sent before the talented Tamilnadu captain. By doing so Dhoni has shown he has no respect for the Chennai team or its fans. He doesn't even know the strengths of his own team, Both Badri and Vidyut are bowlers as well and could have been used for at least one over when his mainstream was getting clobbered. I do not expect Dhoni to have the same pride playing for Chennai as Ganguly for Kolkatta or Sachin for Mumbai, it is not natural and also tomorrow he could end up playing for any other big city team. Hence begs the question -Do Chennai fans need Dhoni to captain this team? or we can have some pride and faith in our local boys and ask Dhoni to be an individual contributor. Say we may not get into the final, but at least we will get to see some talented Chennai players who can be lead by someone who understands them or more importantly RESPECTS them which is severely lacking now.
Also Badri please speak up to India Cements management because I feel your silence is costing
Chennai fans a lot.
To people who reply to this post: I posted this also on Rediff, so don't bother pointing it out!

dar
Posts: 30

dhoni
Reply #20 on : Thu June 05, 2008, 02:20:37

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I think dhoni is a very good & cool captain.He lost the final but he is the best.I like him very much.I love you so much Dhoni..........

DEEPAK.P.G.
Posts: 30

ON DHONI'S BEST CAPTAIN
Reply #21 on : Thu June 05, 2008, 06:40:19

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M.S.DHONI IS THE BEST CAPTAIN IN INDIA & ALSO IPL 20 20'S BEST CAPTAIN.I LIKE DHONI VERY MUCH.DHONI ONE REQUEST PLEASE. YOU DON'T MISS THE CAPTAIN SHIP.DHONI ALL THE BEST FOR FUTURE'S LIFE'S.

DEEPAK.P.G.
Posts: 30

ON DHONI'S BEST CAPTAIN
Reply #22 on : Thu June 05, 2008, 06:44:59

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M.S.DHONI IS THE BEST CAPTAIN IN INDIA & ALSO IPL 20 20'S BEST CAPTAIN.I LIKE DHONI VERY MUCH.DHONI ONE REQUEST PLEASE. YOU DON'T MISS THE CAPTAIN SHIP PLEASE.DHONI ALL THE BEST FOR FUTURE'S LIFE'S.THANKING YOU M.S.DHONI........

mandy
Posts: 30

DHONI...WHAT DHONI????
Reply #23 on : Thu June 05, 2008, 12:09:13

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Hey...all the mad people who r loving dhoni as best captain ...plz note that pinch hitter like dhoni can never be a good captain of 50over game and about test cricket he is just child. These two formats of the game are real skills. His batting temprament is as worst as shahid afridi.
Can shahid be a good captain ever??? NO !!!
No captain was better that sourav and no captain will be as best as him in future as well.
Dhoni is just a fluke. Yuvi is far better than him & u all will realize this soon....

Anonymous
Posts: 30

dhoni
Reply #24 on : Fri June 06, 2008, 06:01:05

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you are too good. In our family everyone admires you as a person than a cricketer. You are the best
We wish you the best for your future

Dea Zamyndar
Posts: 30

Dhoni on Not up to the mark
Reply #25 on : Fri June 06, 2008, 08:47:47

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Hai Everyone,
Its good learning about sporting sprit visually.What i saw in DR.DY.Patil stadium after thae final match made me more happy rather than disppointing,The way dhoni has reacted struck my mind.Well Keep it up Dhoni,Lets return with a big bang in next series in 09'Wish you good luck..Well done boys who all contributed for this IPl t be a big HIT

Dea Zamyndar
Posts: 30

Why to judge when we are not playing
Reply #26 on : Fri June 06, 2008, 08:58:14

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Common friends why should we judge someone whether he is a good captainn or not/or whether a person fielded well or not?just br patience and wath the game and have fun.I agree many players are young and they needed alot of experience but sometimes even we can find a spark in an inexperienced player...

Sameer
Posts: 30

Whatever
Reply #27 on : Wed June 18, 2008, 12:41:51

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One tour is not enough to make any assumption. There has to be at least three series that any player should be given to settle down. But in the past there are number of player took some time to get off a good start. There are many players like YKPathan and MGony that seems to have true potential and it is simply not fair to taunt on them just after their first outing. I am sure they and other good ones will come across as winners on numerous occasions.

The Heading of this article is totally wrong; this is utterly rubbish to Blame Dhoni.
His team made it to the finals had been a great effort and the fact that they took it all the way to the last ball made it even greater.
I am pretty sure had the DLF cup was won by his team the same writer would have been totally in all praise for Dhoni.

These " Thali kay Baigun" writers always write the version of an article and then publish one that support their cause of the occasion; Just this dual policy of political saviness makes them not really credible to even shed any of their opinion.

People pay for the event and people have the right to comment the way they please, not some shmack who is getting paid for whatever crappy piece of article they can come up to.

Sameer
Posts: 30

Whatever
Reply #28 on : Wed June 18, 2008, 12:42:29

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One tour is not enough to make any assumption. There has to be at least three series that any player should be given to settle down. But in the past there are number of player took some time to get off a good start. There are many players like YKPathan and MGony that seems to have true potential and it is simply not fair to taunt on them just after their first outing. I am sure they and other good ones will come across as winners on numerous occasions.

The Heading of this article is totally wrong; this is utterly rubbish to Blame Dhoni.
His team made it to the finals had been a great effort and the fact that they took it all the way to the last ball made it even greater.
I am pretty sure had the DLF cup was won by his team the same writer would have been totally in all praise for Dhoni.

These " Thali kay Baigun" writers always write the version of an article and then publish one that support their cause of the occasion; Just this dual policy of political saviness makes them not really credible to even shed any of their opinion.

People pay for the event and people have the right to comment the way they please, not some shmack who is getting paid for whatever crappy piece of article they can come up to.

Sameer
Posts: 30

Whatever
Reply #29 on : Wed June 18, 2008, 13:52:00

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The Heading of this article is totally wrong; this is utterly rubbish to Blame Dhoni.
His team made it to the finals had been a great effort and the fact that they took it all the way to the last ball made it even greater.
I am pretty sure had the DLF cup was won by his team the same writer would have been totally in all praise for Dhoni.

These " Thali kay Baigun" writers always write the version of an article and then publish one that support their cause of the occasion; Just this dual policy of political saviness makes them not really credible to even shed any of their opinion.

People pay for the event and people have the right to comment the way they please, not some shmack who is getting paid for whatever crappy piece of article they can come up to.

Hail The King Dhoni.

BAba
Posts: 30

Hail Dhoni
Reply #30 on : Thu June 19, 2008, 12:41:30

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You cannot blame Dhoni for any failure. He has been a great tactician in IPL & all the games he has played. Compared to the other captains he had limited experience but still do the job competitively.