Dhoni rubbishes Chappell’s comments, Sangakkara supports him

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: January 14, 2010

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Mirpur: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni responded to former Australian captain Ian Chappell’s comments that India does not have the bowling lineup to sustain their No. 1 position in test cricket, saying that it is the same bowlers who have helped India reach No. 1 and that Chappell was just being unnecessarily harsh in his judgment.

“It is not a fair statement. I agree that our bowlers are struggling now. But we have become the Test number one also because of the bowlers and not only due to our batting,” he said.

The Indian skipper added that just because the bowlers are going through a rough time doesn’t mean that they have become bad cricketers overnight! “Sometimes batsmen struggle and sometimes bowlers. It is not fair to say that we don’t have good bowlers. We will prove it (that we can sustain Test number one status),” he added.

Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara also supported Dhoni’s statement, saying that India have top-class bowlers in pacer Zaheer Khan and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.

“Of course, India has top-class bowlers. Zaheer is one of the best fast bowlers in the world and Harbhajan is top-class. Even S Sreesanth can bowl reverse swing,” said Sangakkara. “There are always critics and doubters but it is your job to prove them wrong,” he added.

Chappell had earlier said that he did not rate India a long-term number one team because they don’t have even one champion bowler.

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