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Dhoni praises Raina's century

Thursday, August 28 2014 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Reaction from India captain M.S. Dhoni and his England counterpart Alistair Cook following India's emphatic 133-run victory in the one-day international at Cardiff, Wales on Wednesday (27th August).

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE: (English) M.S. Dhoni, India captain:

    (on Suresh Raina's century)

    "Well I think it was fantastic, the reason being by the end of the 30th over, I don't know what the score was, but I don't think we had scored too many, so it was important that he stayed there because he was one batsman who was set, and what we have realised is that if he can get a partnership going and we have wickets in hand, we can get a lot of runs in the last 10, 11, 12 overs. And that's why his innings was very crucial. Of course he is someone who scores at a very good pace and plays authentic cricket shots, so I feel he played a fantastic innings and he continued once he got his fifty. He continued to move ahead and played some brilliant shots after that, and it was good to see him score the hundred."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Alistair Cook, England captain:

    "We didn't play well and we paid for that today. You can look at some good spots I suppose, I though Chris Woakes (took two for eight in his opening bowling spell) bowled nicely up front and came back pretty strong when the carnage was happening. Obviously it wasn't a 300 wicket (India's score) and it wasn't a 160 wicket (England's score)."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Alistair Cook, England captain:

    "It's one game, isn't it, one day of cricket. When you don't get it right like we've done today, it's not the end of the world at all. It's frustrating but you don't win every game of cricket you play and you certainly don't win many when you play like that. But the lads in the changing room will know that , they don't need me to tell them that. So it's dust ourselves off and try and come back and play better next time."

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