<p>India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that he never thought his spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will have such a "bad day" but also praised Australian skipper Steve Smith and George Bailey for playing exceptionally well in the middle overs.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ashwin (2/69 in 9 overs) and Jadeja (0/61 in 9 overs) together gave away 129 runs in 18 overs as India lost the opening ODI by five wickets.<br /><br />"When I was speaking about sharing the load before the match, I was speaking about when the fast-bowlers don't have a very good day then I will have to use the spinner. I never thought it will be the spinners who will have a very bad day and the others will have to share that responsibility," Dhoni said at the post-match press conference.<br /><br />"I think the Australian batsmen batted really well since there was less assistance from the pitch. They played a few big shots but they rotated the strike really well, and they were getting more than six runs an over. There was a lot of pressure on us since our spinners went for a few boundaries," the skipper explained.<br /><br />He had a word of praise for the fast bowlers.<br />"The fast bowlers bowled well and gave us a good start with two wickets. That is the kind of start you need when you put runs on the board. But I think the spinners could have bowled better."<br /><br />Dhoni had words of praise for left-arm seamer Barinder Sran, who got 3/56 in his debut but also did not forget to mention that the jury is still out on the Punjab youngster.<br /><br />"I think he bowled really well. He was hitting the right areas, which I feel is important. Being a left-arm fast bowler, they have that slight advantage of the angle that goes away from the right-handed batsmen. I felt overall he bowled really well, but I won't make judgment based on one game.<br /><br />"We'll also have to see in the coming games when there is pressure on him right from the start – if the batsmen are set, if he is put under pressure in the first circle regulation itself – then we'll have to see how he bowls. But overall, if you just ask me today, I think he bowled really well," the skipper was cautious.</p>
<p>India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that he never thought his spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will have such a "bad day" but also praised Australian skipper Steve Smith and George Bailey for playing exceptionally well in the middle overs.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ashwin (2/69 in 9 overs) and Jadeja (0/61 in 9 overs) together gave away 129 runs in 18 overs as India lost the opening ODI by five wickets.<br /><br />"When I was speaking about sharing the load before the match, I was speaking about when the fast-bowlers don't have a very good day then I will have to use the spinner. I never thought it will be the spinners who will have a very bad day and the others will have to share that responsibility," Dhoni said at the post-match press conference.<br /><br />"I think the Australian batsmen batted really well since there was less assistance from the pitch. They played a few big shots but they rotated the strike really well, and they were getting more than six runs an over. There was a lot of pressure on us since our spinners went for a few boundaries," the skipper explained.<br /><br />He had a word of praise for the fast bowlers.<br />"The fast bowlers bowled well and gave us a good start with two wickets. That is the kind of start you need when you put runs on the board. But I think the spinners could have bowled better."<br /><br />Dhoni had words of praise for left-arm seamer Barinder Sran, who got 3/56 in his debut but also did not forget to mention that the jury is still out on the Punjab youngster.<br /><br />"I think he bowled really well. He was hitting the right areas, which I feel is important. Being a left-arm fast bowler, they have that slight advantage of the angle that goes away from the right-handed batsmen. I felt overall he bowled really well, but I won't make judgment based on one game.<br /><br />"We'll also have to see in the coming games when there is pressure on him right from the start – if the batsmen are set, if he is put under pressure in the first circle regulation itself – then we'll have to see how he bowls. But overall, if you just ask me today, I think he bowled really well," the skipper was cautious.</p>