England skipper Alastair Cook attributed his team's loss to the poor bowling performance at the death overs which saw England giving away 108 runs in the last 10 overs. He conceded that England were outplayed by the Indians on the field and lamented over not capitalising the good start given by his bowlers. He pointed out that that 240-250 was gettable on this wicket.
"The ball spun a little more in the second innings, but you cannot use that as an excuse. We were out skilled and outplayed today. We had a chance in the first 10 overs to get three or four wickets but we did no quite do that. Finn bowled well but full credit to India for putting us under pressure," he said.
Cook also admitted that MS Dhoni's big hits at the death overs made all the difference. "It is a very tough proposition when you have got people like MS Dhoni batting in the death overs. You get exposed when you don't quite get the skills right," he told reporters during the after-match press conference.
India posted a competitive 285 thanks to Dhoni's 72 and Ravindra Jadeja's 61. The bowlers then did a wonderful job and skittled out the visitors for a paltry 158 in just 36 overs to level the five-match series 1-1. Cook praised Dhoni's big-hitting prowess and said his late-order surge changed the complexion of the match. "He is probably the best player in the world in those situations, in these conditions."
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