Sanjay Bangar praised MS Dhoni's leadership skills

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On Wednesday, Indian skipper MS Dhoni led India beat Zimbabwe to clinch the T20I series 2-1, which was his 324th international match as captain, equaling Ricky Ponting’s record. India’s interim head coach Sanjay Bangar praised Dhoni for the way he helped the inexperienced Indian squad.

“I definitely felt that he opened up quite a bit,” Bangar said. “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 added.

“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.”

The 43-year old said that the Indian skipper passed on the tradition of Indian cricket since it was similar to how the earlier generation used to pass on the knowledge and the experience to the young players and make them feel comfortable in the dressing room.

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Bangar also spoke about Kedar Jadhav who scored 58 in the 3rd T20I in India’s total of 138, which was his first T20I half-century. “The last time he played for India, probably it was again a year ago, he got a hundred in the series,” Bangar said. “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.”

“As he went in, he wasn’t feeling too good, but he hung in and fought through, and the kind of innings he produced on a difficult wicket, I felt that showed the quality of the player, so he’s doing all that he can in the opportunities that he’s getting,” he added.

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Axar Patel was consistent throughout the series with his left-arm spin as well as finishing off the innings, whenever he got an opportunity. He has an economy rate of 4.91 in the T20I series. “I think not only today but throughout the series, he kept the pressure on,” Bangar said.

“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,” he concluded.

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