Dhoni rues 15 runs
Despite setting a challenging target for the Pakistanis, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that they still fell short by about 15 runs and bowlers could have done a better job.
"We could have bowled better. The line should have been on or around the off-stump," 26-year-old Dhoni told reporters after India lost to Pakistan by four wickets in the second one-dayer here.
He said dew was also a factor which did not help the cause of bowlers, especially part-timers bowling in the second innings under the lights.
He said he felt that India should have scored 225-340 runs the way they had had a solid start.
"We could not capitalize as much. I thought my, Robin (Uthappa) and Yuvraj Singh's wickets fell in quick succession which was also the reason that we did not get the target we were aiming for," he said.
Dhoni said that Pakistan vice captain Younis Khan, who scored 117, had played a sheet anchor's role.
On Sachin Tendulkar's innings of 99, he said it was yet another "fantastic knock."
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