Dhoni's rising stars snatch Champs Trophy
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June 25, 2013, Tuesday
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INDIA captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was thrilled by the performance of his youthful side after they snatched a five-run win over England in the Champions Trophy final at Edgbaston on Sunday.
In a match reduced by rain to 20 overs per side instead of 50, World Cup holder India was restricted to 129 for seven after losing the toss in overcast conditions.
England, after some early stumbles with the bat, needed 20 to win off the last 16 balls with six wickets in hand, only to 'choke' in a manner more usually associated with South Africa.
Ravindra Jadeja, the most successful bowler in the tournament with 12 wickets, was named man-of-the-match.
Jadeja first made a rapid 33 not out, which saw him share a partnership of 47 with Virat Kohli (43), before taking two for 24 with his left-arm spin in front of an overwhelmingly pro-Indian capacity crowd.
The 24-year-old was nicknamed "rockstar" by Australia great Shane Warne, his Indian Premier League captain at the Rajasthan Royals, because of his confidence in his own ability.
And that confidence was there for all to see after India was reduced to 66 for five batting first after losing the toss.
"Jadeja is someone who keeps it very simple," said Dhoni.
"He just looks for the right area and the ball does the talking. The good part was he contributed with the bat, which I feel is very important because he's someone who will have to bat at number seven."
India opener Shikhar Dhawan was named player of the tournament after scoring 363 runs in five matches, including two hundreds, at an average of 90.75 and an impressive strike-rate of 101.39.
His 31 in the final was his most meagre effort of the tournament but, in the context of a low-scoring match, the 27-year-old left-hander's runs were valuable all the same.
England captain Alastair Cook, suffering his first major setback as skipper just a few weeks before he leads the Test team in its defence of the Ashes against Australia, said his side had fallen at the last. "I'm proud of the way the lads responded to pressure in this tournament and we just fell short today."
In a match reduced by rain to 20 overs per side instead of 50, World Cup holder India was restricted to 129 for seven after losing the toss in overcast conditions.
England, after some early stumbles with the bat, needed 20 to win off the last 16 balls with six wickets in hand, only to 'choke' in a manner more usually associated with South Africa.
Ravindra Jadeja, the most successful bowler in the tournament with 12 wickets, was named man-of-the-match.
Jadeja first made a rapid 33 not out, which saw him share a partnership of 47 with Virat Kohli (43), before taking two for 24 with his left-arm spin in front of an overwhelmingly pro-Indian capacity crowd.
The 24-year-old was nicknamed "rockstar" by Australia great Shane Warne, his Indian Premier League captain at the Rajasthan Royals, because of his confidence in his own ability.
And that confidence was there for all to see after India was reduced to 66 for five batting first after losing the toss.
"Jadeja is someone who keeps it very simple," said Dhoni.
"He just looks for the right area and the ball does the talking. The good part was he contributed with the bat, which I feel is very important because he's someone who will have to bat at number seven."
India opener Shikhar Dhawan was named player of the tournament after scoring 363 runs in five matches, including two hundreds, at an average of 90.75 and an impressive strike-rate of 101.39.
His 31 in the final was his most meagre effort of the tournament but, in the context of a low-scoring match, the 27-year-old left-hander's runs were valuable all the same.
England captain Alastair Cook, suffering his first major setback as skipper just a few weeks before he leads the Test team in its defence of the Ashes against Australia, said his side had fallen at the last. "I'm proud of the way the lads responded to pressure in this tournament and we just fell short today."
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