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My batting has been pathetic: Dhoni

Johannesburg: His flop-show in the Indian Premier League has left Mahendra Singh Dhoni frustrated and the Chennai Super Kings skipper has no qualms admitting that his batting has been “pathetic” so far in the tournament.

“I think my batting is pathetic in the tournament so far,” Dhoni said.

Chennai is riding high on back-to-back wins but Dhoni’s reputation as an explosive batsman is at stake after the star player managed just 107 runs at an average of 21.

Dhoni said he was desperate for a good knock.

“All the big-hitters including Albie Morkel, me and Jacob Oram didn’t really click. We need to perform in the future as we are a side that relies heavily on its batting.

“If one of us clicks in future and with our top-order performing well we can give good targets to our bowlers to defend. And that is our strategy,” Dhoni said.

Dwelling on his team, Dhoni said it’s a balanced squad and hence the task of picking the playing XI was a difficult one. — PTI

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