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.
Overall, Dhoni said he was satisfied with his team's performance and lauded new find Shadab Jakati, the left-arm spinner who took four wickets in last night's match against the Delhi Daredevils.
"It is a very open tournament and people are always looking for fresh talent. Jakati was part of our side even last year. We had a decent batting line-up last year, so we used to play an extra batsman to strengthen our batting," Dhoni said.
{{/usCountry}}"It is a very open tournament and people are always looking for fresh talent. Jakati was part of our side even last year. We had a decent batting line-up last year, so we used to play an extra batsman to strengthen our batting," Dhoni said.
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