We got complacent,concedes Dhoni

“Most of the guys thought that we have won the game when they were seven wicket down but it was a mistake and hopefully we won’t repeat that. It was more close than thought,” he said after the match.

Speaking about Yuvraj Singh,who played a magnificent knock of 131 he said,”He has matured as a batsman in the last couple of years. We rely a lot on him. He gets big runs for us in the middle-order.”

Dhoni said handing Ashish Nehra the ball in the closing stage was a gamble which paid off. “It was a gamble. We were thinking of giving that over to an off-spinner or a pacer. Finally we chose a pacer as the ball was getting reverse swing,” he said.

Losing skipper was not unhappy with his team even after the defeat and praised the youngsters. “It was a good effort. We batted well. Darren who was making debut was also impressive. Shiv played a top innings at the top,” he said

He also praised Indian batsmen,particularly Yuvraj. “He set up his innings well. Having said that,it was a good game. It was flat track and small boundaries were there. It’s tough to contain batsmen like Yuvraj and Dhoni.”

Man-of-the-Match Yuvraj said he exercised restrain to get set before exploding. “I was getting used to the pace initially. After getting 25-30 runs I was comfortable. I got the momentum and played my shots. The partnership with Dinesh and Dhoni got us to the big total,” he said.

Gayle also praised Indian batsmen,particularly Yuvraj. “We must give credit to Yuvraj (Singh) for the way he batted because he started really slow,but this goes to show his power because once he gets himself in he can be very dangerous. He batted really well and set up a good innings for his team,” he said.

“It’s a small outfield and a flat track and it is difficult to contain him when he is on the go but it was good to get him out at the end,” he added.

Man-of-the-Match Yuvraj said he exercised restrain to get set before exploding. “I was getting used to the pace initially. After getting 25-30 runs I was comfortable. I got the momentum and played my shots. The partnership with Dinesh and Dhoni got us to the big total,” he said.

Windies fined for slow over rate

The West Indies team has been fined for a slow over-rate during its 20-run defeat.

Match referee Chris Broad imposed the fines after Chris Gayle’s side was ruled to be two overs short of its target at the end of India innings when time allowances were taken into consideration,according to an ICC statement on Saturday.

In accordance with the ICC Code of Conduct regulations governing over-rate penalties,players are fined five per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time,with the captain fined double that amount. Gayle was fined 20 per cent of his match fee while his players received 10 per cent fines.