Perth: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday heaved a sigh of relief after the World Champions won their first One-day International since June last year.
Asked about India finally winning an ODI overseas, Dhoni said: “To be honest, there is so much cricket being played these days, I have lost a track of where we played before the England tour. Having said that, the period has been tough for the team and this is definitely a welcome result.”
In-form batsman Virat Kohli and offie Ravichandran Ashwin were the stars for India at the WACA.
Dhoni praised his teammates and had a word of caution for Kohli, who struggled to cope with the heat and suffered cramps.
“You have to be ready for these circumstances, you have to hydrate yourself well, you do not get a runner nowadays. Hopefully, he (Virat) will cope with heat better in the coming matches,” he said.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, on the other hand, said their effort of 233 after opting to bat was not good enough.
“We were probably 30-40 runs short. We had our chances but they played better than us. We kept wickets in hand, we did not play their spinners well. But out bowlers showed a lot courage and in the next game if we can put runs on the board, we have a good chance,” said Jayawardene. (IANS)
