England stand-in skipper Jos Buttler saw shades of the ‘great finisher’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Sam Curran’s valiant 95 not out that went i...
England stand-in skipper Jos Buttler saw shades of the ‘great finisher’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Sam Curran’s valiant 95 not out that went in vain as India sealed the ODI series 2-1 by winning the third and final match in Pune on Sunday.
In a tense series decider, Curran, coming out to bat at No 8, led a fine England fightback after they were 200/7 to revive the visitors’ hopes of chasing down 330 but eventually fell short by seven runs.
With all eyes will now be on the IPL beginning on April 9, Buttler believes Curran, who is in the Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings, will have a great opportunity to learn the former India captain.
“I’m sure Sam would want to talk to MS about tonight’s innings,” Buttler said at the virtual post-match news conference.
“I’m sure there were shades of the way that he (MS Dhoni) would have liked to take the game down if he was in that situation. He’s a great person for Sam to have a conversation with when he meets up MS (in the IPL).”
England all-rounder Moeen Ali will also play for CSK in the IPL.
“We know what an amazing cricketer, finisher MS Dhoni is. A brilliant learning curve for all our players to share...
