Dhoni gave a glimpse of what to expect from him in the showpiece event as he scored a fluent century in India’s second warm-up match against Bangladesh. Further signal of the wicket-keeper batsman’s intent can be found from what happened in Team India’s practice session on Monday as the team gears up for their tournament opener against South Africa on Wednesday at Southampton. The next delivery is pitched up and Dhoni offers a straight bat to guide it down the ground. The third one is a rising delivery from an awkward length but Dhoni uses his wrists to play it down from the chest region. Dhoni though has a fairly modest record against Proteas, averaging just 31.84 in 31 innings, with four half-centuries to his name.

Source: Hindustan Times June 03, 2019 12:00 UTC