MS Dhoni played a cameo of
30 odd on the second day of the Brisbane test match and guided India to the
score of over 400. It was his first game for India in more than 4 weeks and he
showed no signs of being out of nick. He hit boundaries through covers and also
straight down the round with the trademark short back-lift of his. The Indian
captain, surprisingly, pulled out reverse sweep too on one occasion. However,
he would think that he, perhaps, got out at an inappropriate time for his team.
The ball moved a bit in the
morning today and Australia had the new ball which they had taken last evening.
They only had to find the right channel which they did. The two overnight Indian batsmen nicked off early,
but, Dhoni came and counter attacked and threatened to take away the game. The
wicketkeeper batsman was courageous enough to walk towards the bowlers bowling
90 miles per hour. He took a couple of short pitched ball on his body too.
Despite that, his approach was the same. The way he went down the pitch to slam
Mitchell Starc straight, it was outrageous.
Against the spinners too,
Dhoni was confident. Although, he did not get to face that much of spin, but,
whatever little he faced, he looked good. Nathan Lyon, the off spinner, bowled
around the wicket with three fielders back on the boundary. His attempt was to
buy the wicket there, but, Dhoni was too smart to fall in his trap. He reverse
swept the ball in the open spaces on the off side to get a four.
The 33-year old was in for
another half century, but, unfortunately, he was dismissed while trying to
leave one alone. The ball jagged back ever so slightly and before he could take
his bat out of the away, the ball kissed the inside edge and the catch was held
behind the wickets.
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