India's assistant coach Sanjay Bangar has opened up on a much talked about topic, Dhoni’s performance. In the match between India and England, MSD’s batting in the last few overs had a section of cricket fans raising their eyebrows. Bangar, however, believes that it is unnecessary to continuously question the veteran batsman. He shared: “Except for one odd innings, he has done the role always. Five out of seven games he has done the job for the team. If you see the earlier games, against South Africa -- he stitched together a partnership of 70 with Rohit. After that what was required of him against Australia he did that. In Manchester on a difficult track (against WI) he got a vital 58 for us.”

The reaction to Dhoni’s batting after each match has become a regular phenomenon with fans swinging this way and that each time they don’t get what they expect. The assistant coach also said: “Here also, he was striking the ball really well. I'm surprised that this question continues to come up every now and then. He's doing the job for the team and overall we're very happy with the intent he's batting with.”