Mahendra Singh Dhoni unhappy with Asia Cup schedule
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni criticized the Asia Cup schedule after his team played three matches in four days.
By Agencies |
KARACHI: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni criticized the Asia Cup schedule after his team played three matches in four days.
``I am not happy with the format of the Asia Cup,'' Dhoni said after India defeated Bangladesh in the first Super Four match by seven wickets on Saturday. ``We played 36 hours of cricket in the last 84 hours and it's really getting tough on the players.''
India defeated Hong Kong in its first Group B match on Wednesday before beating archrival Pakistan the following day.
``The players are quite tired if you play too many matches in short span,'' Dhoni said.
Indian fielders have dropped several chances _ including two missed opportunities for Gautam Gambhir against Bangladesh _ and Dhoni suggested tiredness was a cause.
``Each and every player was tired on the field after playing three games in a short time and perhaps that was the reason that we missed chances,'' Dhoni said.
India will now have three days off before taking on archrival Pakistan and Sri Lanka in its remaining two Super Four matches on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
The top two teams from the Super Four stage will meet in the final on July 6.
``I am not happy with the format of the Asia Cup,'' Dhoni said after India defeated Bangladesh in the first Super Four match by seven wickets on Saturday. ``We played 36 hours of cricket in the last 84 hours and it's really getting tough on the players.''
India defeated Hong Kong in its first Group B match on Wednesday before beating archrival Pakistan the following day.
``The players are quite tired if you play too many matches in short span,'' Dhoni said.
Indian fielders have dropped several chances _ including two missed opportunities for Gautam Gambhir against Bangladesh _ and Dhoni suggested tiredness was a cause.
``Each and every player was tired on the field after playing three games in a short time and perhaps that was the reason that we missed chances,'' Dhoni said.
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India will now have three days off before taking on archrival Pakistan and Sri Lanka in its remaining two Super Four matches on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
The top two teams from the Super Four stage will meet in the final on July 6.
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