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We fell short with the bat: Ponting
by CricketArchive Staff Reporter


Player:RT Ponting
Event:Australia in India 2009/10

DateLine: 1st November 2009

 

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting was graceful after his team was beaten by India by six wickets in the third ODI in Delhi.

 

The Aussie skipper admitted his side had been out-batted by the Indians. He was effusive in his praise for match-winning 148-run stand between captain MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh and also refused to blame the track.

 

"India batted very well today and batted in slightly tougher conditions. I think a score around 250 would have been good but we fell a little short with the bat," Ponting said.

 

"They had an excellent partnership and they got those boundaries just when they needed them. We tried a lot of bowling changes and tactical things but could not break the stand. That probably made the difference," he added.

 

"It's one of the slowest tracks I have played ODIs on but then it was same for both the sides," Ponting said on the Kotla pitch.

 

Regards him opening the batting, the right-hander said that considering his experience he had to shoulder the responsibility.

 

"Obviously being the most experienced batsman, I had to open. It would have been a bigger challenge for anybody else.

 

"Besides, I have often come to bat in the second or third over, so nothing new about that," he explained.

 

Ponting was seen often consulting the umpires. Asked for reason, he said, "I went asking for changing the ball since we could not grip it. There was lot of dew there and it got very wet."

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