SANJAY BANGAR LAUDS MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI’S CAPTAINCY SKILLS
After beating Zimbabwe in the 3rd and final T20I by narrow margin of 3 runs, India clinched the T20I series with 2-1. This was M S Dhoni’s 324th win as a captain and he equalled Ricky Ponting’s record. Sanjay Bangar who was the interim coach of Team India for Zimbabwe Tour lauds Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy skills.
Sanjay Bangar said that , “I definitely felt that he opened up quite a bit, “He had a lot of interactions with the players. He made that effort to go out and mingle with them, he probably invited them for dinners and they [spent time] over Playstations together.”
“He went out of the way to make them comfortable, shared his experience with the younger guys, probably emphasised on the value of how to handle pressure, under match situations what are the things that are required to be done. So I think those were enormous learnings.” Bangar further went on to say.
Sanjay Bangar said about Axar Patel also. He said that, “I think not only today but throughout the series, “Probably, he was our most economical bowler. I don’t really know the exact stat, but he was very, very consistent. He maintained that pressure throughout, and not only his bowling, but generally, the way he fielded, a couple of catches that he took, and the way he finishes the innings. He got an opportunity in two T20s, the first and the third game, and he is proving to be a very good developing player at No. 7 or No. 8, who is capable of hitting the big shots. That’s really encouraging for Indian cricket.”
Kedar Jadhav who palyed a brilliant knock of 58 runs off 42 balls and helped India to put a respectable total on the board. Bangar also praised Kedar Jadhav for his knock and said that, “The last time he played for India, probably it was again a year ago, he got a hundred in the series, He didn’t get too many opportunities in this series, this was only the second time that he could go out and bat, and he played an amazing innings because he was having some issues.”