Dhoni also said that he was surprised that the pitch at the HPCA stadium was helpful to the pacers. We had no clue it would help the fast bowlers,” Dhoni said after the match. Read | Virat Kohli anchors India to 6-wicket win over New Zealand in 1st ODI“Hardik (Pandya) exploited the good length, a short of a good length. Dhoni felt that the early New Zealand wickets taken by his bowlers settled the issue in his side’s favour after he opted to insert the visitors. “If we did not take early wickets, it was a 280-300 wicket,” the Indian captain said.

Source: Hindustan Times October 17, 2016 05:26 UTC