India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday responsible his batsmen for the embarrassing whitewash at the hands of an inspired England team.We never put par score on the board. Runs are important to put heaviness on the other side. Our batting should have performed better,stated the Indian captain, looking and sounding as tranquil as ever.
Dhoni's ire was defensible after they lost their final seven wickets for 21 runs, counting the skipper, who seemed to be getting out in the same manner time and again.The collapse wasn't good. We thought there was a situation when we should be able to defend this game and play for a draw. We were not able to build partnerships and that was the reason.
Injuries played a huge part in India's presentation and from Zaheer to Sehwag to Gambhir to Harbhajan, everyone kept pulling out of the team at important juncture. There was also the question if players had quick back without being fully fit as the suspicion is on the issue of Zaheer and Sehwag.
Zaheer's was a dissimilar injury. It wasn't shoulder or ankle but a constrain injury which troubled him. It's a difficult one for me to answer. Once you give a fitness report, it's different. Now whether it's given or not is another dissimilar issue. When it concerns people like Zaheer and Sehwag, you wait for them so they are obtainable for assortment for you know what difference they can make, He said.