India prove their 20-20 victory was no fluke

Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the Indian team had proved that their Cricket Twenty20 World Cup victory was not a fluke as they beat Australia by seven wickets.

“It means a lot. We wanted to prove that World Cup victory (in South Africa) was not a fluke,” he said after the match. Dhoni said that team desired to have fun and play with strength. “We wanted to enjoy. The standard was to play with intensity and to put up an excellent fielding and bowling performance,” he said.

The Indian captain also called opener Gautam Gambhir for his superb show with the bat. “Gautam played exceptionally well. The way he batted was amazing. He was out of the team because of injury and definitely made a real good comeback. I hope he bats the same in the Pakistan series,” he said.

Man of the match Gambhir said he was eager to carry on his good shape in the one-day format. “I think it is working for me. I am playing well and I want to carry on (with this form) in 50-50,” said the Delhi batsman.