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Dhoni Fans Troll Tendulkar For His Remarks After Afghanistan Match

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Sachin Tendulkar, in an interview to India Today, post the match against Afghanistan on Saturday, criticised MS Dhoni for his slow strike rate and lack of strike rotation. Tendulkar asked Dhoni to bat with more intent in India's future games. "MS Dhoni is a senior player and should show positive intent. We batted 34 overs of spin bowling and scored only 119 runs. Afghanistan's bowling is good but no side can make do by with such a dismal strike rate."

In India's match against Afghanistan on Saturday, the Afghans managed to reduce India to a measly 224/8 which is India's lowest score in the tournament thus far. For India, Virat Kohli top-scored with 67 off 63 balls. However, barring Kohli, most other batsmen who got starts couldn't convert them into big scores. MS Dhoni scored 28 off 52 balls at a strike rate of just 53.84.

Tendulkar also spoke about how Dhoni's innings left India in a difficult position. "He faced too many dot balls and this hampered a strong finish for India," he added. "I believe MS Dhoni needs to up his ante when it comes to strike-rotation in the following matches," Sachin Tendulkar said.