Ganguly wants Dhoni to bat at No 4 position

New Delhi

Dhoni finished the third and final ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a brilliant 87 not out as India won the match by seven-wickets and its first-ever bilateral series in Australia.

Praising Dhoni, Ganguly said that the wicketkeeper-batsman should continue to bat at number four in the upcoming ODI matches.

“The way Dhoni has batted in the series, we have seen him play like this after a long time. India have played well and again won a series 2-1 after being 1-0 down. A lot was said about Dhoni after the Adelaide ODI, where he batted slowly but we spoke about how the innings will give him confidence and that is exactly what happened,” Ganguly told a TV channel. “I think Kedar will play No.5 and Dhoni will play at No.4. So I think India will go with this combination only because you gave someone an opportunity and they grabbed it. So, Kohli at 3, Dhoni 4 and Jadhav at 5 followed by Karthik,” he said.

“No.4 is right for Dhoni because it gives him time to settle in and score runs and build an innings. So this combination is fine,” he added.

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