Following their crushing 127 run victory over England in the second ODI at Kochi, Indian skipper MS Dhoni conceded that he did not have the firepower that whitewashed England 5-0 in the previous two series. India had whitewashed England in the 2008 and 2011 ODI series at home but Dhoni said his side would not be that dominant now as they lacked firepower in bowling and the top batsmen were struggling.
Talking to reporters at the post match press conference, Dhoni said, "It has happened in the past, but it does not mean it will happen in this series also. We have our own things to worry about. During the last series, we played well as a batting unit and our bowlers were more experienced. Both the bowlers and the batsmen what to do in the powerplays and death overs, how to use the new balls."
Dhoni went onto add that the bowling department lacks the firepower of the previous attacks and the top order is also struggling for runs. He reiterated that the team will have to solve the problem of batsmen failing to convert starts into big totals if they have win matches consistently.
"This has been a problem area. If three or four batsmen make 50, then it is important that at least one or two of them go on to make at least 75. This ensures that when the new batsmen come after them after the loss of quick wickets, then they will not feel the pressure."
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