Dhoni sportsmanship in Ian Bell's controversial run out

India and England locked horns at Trent Bridge in 2011 and in England's second innings. Ian Bell was given run out when he was batting on 137 in a controversial way. Eoin Morgan flicked the last ball of the 66th over to deep square leg where Praveen Kumar was positioned. They ran three and Bell walked half-way down the pitch, then moved to towards dressing room for the tea break,

thinking bowl raced away for four.In the meantime, Abhinav Mukund took the bails off and appealed for a runout. Umpires checked the replays and declared Bell as out. During the break, England captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower requested Dhoni to withdraw the appeal. The Indian captain withdrew his team's appeal and decided to call back Bell. This gesture made the touring team receive the standing ovation. Dhoni was hailed for upholding the spirit of the game and he won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award for that year.

Bell guide England ended series on high

Opening batsmen  Ian Bell's unbeaten 113 runs, England beat India by seven wickets in the 5th  and final ODI  here on Sunday.  India seal the five match series 3-2. England made  a solid start with the openers  putting up a 50 runs stand. After that Joe Root (31) and an unbeaten Eoin Morgan (40) guide England to chase down  target of 227 runs  in 47.2 overs.

Root was playing well  each ball with the straight bat, until he tried a risky shot of going after Ravindra Jadeja and missed it completely to be bowled for 31. England were 143 for 3 in 35.4 overs and Bell was the key and he didn't allow his team down to brought up  his 3rd ODI century.

Earlier, an sharp bowling show by England bowlers led by Tim Bresnan bowled  out India to a low total of 226 runs. India got off to a nervous start after put in to bat and at one stage didn't look like going past 200. But a rough knock of 83 by Suresh Raina and some useful cameos from the batsmen lower down the order guide the India to a competetive total on the board.

Raina's wicket finished India's expect of going past the 200 run mark, but thanks to the useful knocks by R Ashwin (19) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (31) this objective was achieved with relative ease. For England, Bresnan starred with four wickets while Finn and James Tredwell take two wickets each. Ian Bell named for the Man of the Match award.