It was heartening to see an improved show by the bowlers: MS Dhoni

8220;If you compare the Australia series to the kind of death bowling we did today8230;even if we were missing the yorkers,it was not by much. They were ending up as low full tosses and that is a big improvement for us,8221; he said,comparing the performance of his bowlers against the West Indies with the seven-ODI series against Australia,which India won 3-2.

8220;Also in the middle overs,the two spinners and Raina,is a big positive,8221; Dhoni said after India beat West Indies by five wickets in the third and final One-dayer here to win the three-match series 2-1.

On his batsmen8217;s consistent performance,Dhoni said,8221;Rohit Sharma and Skikhar Dhawan gave a very good start,Virat has been as consistent as ever,and we have finished well with the lower order.8221;

Dhoni was all praise of his bowlers for restricting West Indies to a gettable target on a Green Park tract,which was more conducive to batting than expected.

8220;Once you win the toss and field,it is important to restrict the opponents. We bowled well,but were unlucky,some edges did not carry,there were lots of play-and-misses. 280 becomes quite a big score. I felt it was not a normal Kanpur wicket,it was much better to bat on. That is why 260 seemed just below a par score.8221;

Man of the Match,Shikhar Dhawan,who hit 119 today,said he was comfortable with the tract as he played on such kind of wickets in Delhi.

8220;We usually play on these kind of tracks in Delhi and I am used to playing on them. I knew there would not be much bounce and the drives were on. Happy with my form,the team is doing great,8221; he said.

8220;This year has been great and I hope to continue to play like this. In the previous two ODIs also,I was playing well but got out. So I wanted to score big today,8221; Dhawan,who has scored five centuries this season,said.

Man-of-the-Series Virat Kohli said the series win augured well for the team but the real test would start with the upcoming tour of South Africa.

8220;We have scored a lot of runs8230;all the batsmen and that is why we are ODI number one side now. But the real challenge will begin with the South Africa tour. It8217;s a challenge but this team likes challenges. I think we are good enough to stand up to it and we won8217;t disappoint our fans,8221; said Kohli,who scored 204 runs in three matches against the West Indies.

Asked about his current form,which has seen him score most number of runs in a calendar year,he said,8221;I am just trying to make the most of the sort of form I am in now. Trying to stay in the zone. Been coming off well.

8220;But the most important month for us is coming now in South Africa,so good to get a few runs before going there. I try to score as many as I can,staying in a nice happy space.8221;

West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo felt his team was short by 20 runs but said they have fought well in the series and can hold their heads high.

8220;We did very well with the bat,Darren Sammy played a fantastic innings,can8217;t forget the innings of Marlon Samuels.

We lost a few wickets at crucial times. Lendl Simmons and I got out at crucial times,we could have capitalised better,8221; he said.

8220;So we were short by some 20 runs. Chasing 280 instead of 260 could have been a different ball game.8221;

8220;We should have given a better bowling effort. But overall it was a very good performance by the team. Defeating India in India has been very difficult and we gave the number one ODI team a close fight. Our players can held their heads high,8221; Bravo added.