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Tuesday March 25, 01:01 AM
New Delhi, March 24: India’s one-day skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni confessed on Monday that he was "not a keen watcher" of the game, except when Sachin Tendulkar is on the field.
"I’m not really a keen watcher of cricket. Even in the last World Cup, in South Africa, I just watched Sachin (Tendulkar) bat. The last game we played, we lost to Australia, and I only watched Sachin bat. I cannot sit in a chair and watch," Dhoni told a cricket website.
The 26-year-old wicketkeeper batsman said he never kept track of statistics . "I don’t study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I’ve played on the field, and whatever little I have watched. And statistics, I know nothing. If you ask me ‘Who is the first player to do this or that?’ you won’t get anywhere close to a correct answer from me," he said.
Dhoni felt Anil Kumble, India’s Test captain, has better communication skills than him and said he was learning a few things from the leg-spinner.
"He (Anil) is a great guy, leads from the front. He’s the sort of guy, if he’s on the field, he’s always there to win a game. Even if the opposition needs one run to win and they have 55 balls, if he’s bowling, he will look to get the batsman out.
"He’s like, ‘Till they win, I’m not losing’. His communication is a lot better than mine. It’s one of the things I’m learning and should learn."
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