India vs Australia | Our boys in best seats to learn from MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, says Justin Langer
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Declaring MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli as some of the all-time greats of the game, Australia coach Justin Langer has said that even though his team hates losing, his men are in the best seats to learn from the Indians. While Kohli scored a century in the second ODI, Dhoni remained unbeaten on 55.
After being rattled in the first ODI of the three-match ODI series, the Indian team made a strong comeback in the second encounter and defeated the hosts Australia to level the
“Our guys are in the best seats in the house at the moment playing some of the all-time great players. And they will be better for the experience,” Langer was quoted as saying by icc-cricket.com.
MS Dhoni was heavily criticised after he had played a slow 51 runs innings in the first ODI and India failed to chase down a relatively modest target of 288 runs. The Indian wicketkeeper was slammed for taking 96 balls to score those 51 runs. But Langer, after Dhoni’s recent match winnings innings, stated that class always comes to the top and one must respect that.Â
"To watch Virat and then MS do what he did at the end, it's just a brilliant tutorial for our young batters. Class always comes to the top, so we must respect that. The way that Virat and MS batted today - you hate losing, but when you see that it's amazing and it's why they're such great players.
With the ICC Cricket World Cup scheduled to start from May 30th in England later this year, Langer stated that he would be happy if the team goes through similar pressure situations so as to learn to handle it better.
"We'll gain great experience from it, and in big tournaments like the World Cup (starting in the UK next June), I like to see our guys under pressure like they were tonight.
"We'll be much better for the experience, and it's still one-all in the series so that means it's alive and well."
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