Dhoni happy to escape with a tie against England
Bangalore: They could not secure win even after setting a mammoth 339-run target against England but India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is happy to escape with a tie result, as he felt at one stage the English side were looking clear favourites to win the match.
Both the teams scored 338 runs in the group B clash, which was only the fourth tied result in the history of World Cup.
Both the teams scored 338 runs in the group B clash, which was only the fourth tied result in the history of World Cup.
"The way it was going, it seemed England would win it. So happy with the tied result. It (result) may reflect as a win in the (points) table," Dhoni said after the match.
"The way Strauss and Bell were going, it looked it would be all over by 48th over unless Zak (Zaheer Khan) came bowled brilliantly," Dhoni said.
Dhoni though was also disappointed that their attack could not defend such a big total.
"I think so (it`s defendable). If 338 is not enough then perhaps in every match you will have to score 350-360 runs, which will be very tough to do.”
"The way Strauss and Bell were going, it looked it would be all over by 48th over unless Zak (Zaheer Khan) came bowled brilliantly," Dhoni said.
Dhoni though was also disappointed that their attack could not defend such a big total.
"I think so (it`s defendable). If 338 is not enough then perhaps in every match you will have to score 350-360 runs, which will be very tough to do.”
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