LONDON: Embattled Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has termed England’s fourth ODI and subsequent series win as the “ugly side of cricket” where the side with the “upperhand didn’t want to play.”
Sunday’s tie, courtesy of the D/L method, gave England the five-match series after the first game was washed out and the hosts won the next two.
India had set England a formidable target of 281 before rain interruptions forced a tie with the hosts at the Duckworth-Lewis par score of 270 for eight.
“We just saw the ugly side of cricket. Whichever team has the upper hand, doesn’t want to play. Whichever team is not on winning side, will stick around and even play football. That’s what people do and that’s what both sides did,” Dhoni said after the match.
“If you have a day game, you need different guidelines and principles to follow. If you put it under lights, it doesn’t look nice,” he said.
Dhoni said some of the Indian players were confused about the result.
“Some of the guys were confused. Some thought we had won it. Most of us thought it was a passing shower and we would be able to get back on the field,” said Dhoni.
“Once inside the dressing room, we saw the final sheet of paper. After looking at it, it was apparent it was a tie and none of the side had won the game,” he added.
Expressing his frustration with the interruptions, which robbed his side of a win in the series, Dhoni said, “This is not the first time. We were close to winning the first game also. But as I said, you can’t control the weather.”
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