India's batting coach Sanjay Bangar Monday joined the players in backing Mahendra Singh Dhoni and expressed surprise that the veteran is frequently criticised for his strike rate. He's doing the job for the team and overall we're very happy with the intent he's batting with," Bangar said on the eve of the match against Bangladesh. To support his argument, Bangar cited a couple of Dhoni knocks that bailed the team out of difficult situations. Also read World Cup 2019: ICC approves Mayank Agarwal as replacement for injured Vijay ShankarHe also didn't feel that there was lack of intent from Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav during the last few overs. "We're also looking at Jadeja coming in, all players are up and figure in the team combinations we're thinking of," Bangar said when asked if Jadhav will be axed from the XI.

Source: dna July 01, 2019 16:38 UTC