Vengsarkar calls Dhoni a good thinker

Using the occasion, the former India skipper wanted to point out that had the Men in Blue shown similar spunk earlier at Nagpur, they would have levelled the one-day series against the Aussies, which the latter won 4-2.

8220;Still, coming back after four losses to perform so well was interesting,8221; he added.

But it was skipper Dhoni8217;s calm behaviour under pressure and the way he has handled things so far is what has impressed Vengsarkar the most. 8220;He has done a good job, a very good thinker of the game and the best part is, he stays cool, which is a good sign.8221;

When asked to comment on left-arm spinner Murali Kartik8217;s inclusion during the series, which came as a surprise to many, Vengsarkar said: 8220;I don8217;t want to comment on any particular player as every one in the team performed well. The way Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa batted and Harbhajan Singh bowled in final was good, it was a collective effort.8221;

There was a fear before the series that the strong Aussies might rout India the same way the West Indies did after Kapil8217;s boys clinched their maiden World Cup in 1983. However, India managed to win two ODI matches and kept their reputation of the 8216;Champion8217; tag by winning the Twenty20 match.

Vengsarkar stated that this win would certainly boost the morale of the Indians when they take on the touring Pakistan cricketers, who will play their first ODI game in Guwahati on November 5.