Durban Test: MS Dhoni blames bad umpiring decisions, batsmen for loss

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today rued a couple of bad decisions which went against his side in India39s 10wicket loss to South Africa in the second cricket Test here to lose the series 01 saying they were quotat the receiving endquot in the match quotThe first session was crucial we did not start well a couple of bad decisions tough decisions a couple of bad shots We were at the receiving endquot he said after India lost the final Test on the fifth and final day at the Kingsmead hereu00a0 MS Dhoni right is unhappy with the umpiring during the 2nd Test match against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban PicAFP quotIn the morning session today we lost too many wickets There were a few decisions that didn39t go our way and then there were a couple deliveries that were good At the same time we also had soft dismissals which we couldn39t afford given where the game was positioned at that timequot Dhoni added South Africa chased down a small target of 58 without losing a wicket after India were all out for 223 in their second innings in the postlunch session today Two decisions seemed to have gone against India including that of key batsman Virat Kohli39s dismissal The opening session was indeed vital and India got off to the worst start possible when Dale Steyn got key batsman Kohli with the very first ball of the day But the delivery had come off his shoulders and he was given out wrongly bringing the question of DRS back into focus Later Zaheer Khan39s dismissal was also debatable as the television footage showed the ball could have missed the leg stump quotThere were a couple of sessions in both Tests where we played badly and that had an impact on both matches Even in the last Test we were in position of bother in the last session on day five quotIn this Test we started off well but in just one session we were offtarget So as these young players play more Tests and gain experience they will learn to capitalize on moments For example when opposition bowlers are tired that39s when you get free Test runs Overall fantastic performance but we could have done betterquot he added rating his team through the series Asked if DRS should come into play considering the decisions that went against India Dhoni did still not seem convinced on the reliability of the technology quotThere were few teams that were big time supporters of DRS previously now they are against DRS When it goes your way it is good but when it doesn t it39s not good There will be a few human errors in the game If there are no human errors then batsmen won t get out and bowlers will keep bowling in one area It is part and parcel of this game as long as they are not blundersquot quotI don39t want a security guard that will protect me during the day and leave me from 9pm to 9am to guard myself I want 24 hours securityquot he added joking about the complex DRS situation Dhoni also defended India39s strategy of not taking the new ball until the umpires forced them to after 146 overs quotIt was Christmas time but I am not Santa to give them free runsquot said Dhoni quotIt was about strategy If we took the new ball it would not swing Who will bowl 25 overs then to get reverse swing Also Jadeja would not have been effective with the new ball From the moment we started bowling on this pitch we knew reverse swing was our only optionquot quotWhen Kallis came to bat they needed a big partnership He countered our 3 fast bowlers and 1 spin bowling attack and played a fantastic inningsquot Dhoni added For India the standout performers in this Test were Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane both playing their first overseas Test series and Dhoni praised them While Jadeja took his best Test figures of 6138 in the first innings Rahaner came good with two halfcenturies in two innings with a personal best of 96 in the second effort quotJadeja took wickets and at the same time he kept one end tight It meant that I could keep my fast bowlers fresh and rotate them attacking from one end This is the best option for us because we can t play two spinners overseas until we find a fastbowling allrounderquot opined the Indian skipper quotRahane batted really well given the amount of time he has spent on the bench He has worked hard on his fitness his technique and approach to the game and he has grasped his chance when it came byquot he addedu00a0