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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised his opening batsmen Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag for giving the team a flying start to lay the foundation for their 6 wicket win over Sri Lanka and they have given us some great starts in the competition and it has made the job of chasing big totals easier for us Dhoni said at the post match press conference. Sehwag and Gambhir put on 92 runs for the opening wicket in 11.4 overs to plot Indias easy win over Sri Lanka and set up a summit clash on Sunday against the same opponents. Even though the wickets in this tournament have been very flat and that is why we have seen totals of 300 still you need good starts to take the pressure off the middle order batsmen he said. Dhoni said normally if a team had to chase 300 runs there was nervousness and confusion at the interval and but in this tournament due to the pitches everyone is relaxed and knows it is possible to chase down. He said it was a great feeling to be in the final which would be a tough one against a very good side. The Indian captain insisted that the performance of the bowlers in the tournament should not be a criteria to assess their worth. Let us be clear that we have a bunch of very talented and exciting players. But the pitches have nothing in it for the bowlers even the spinners have got little turn so it has been hard on them and put more responsibility on the batsmen Dhoni added. Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene said he was more comfortable playing India in the final. I think Pakistan can be a very dangerous side playing a big match in front of its home crowd. So in a way we have cut that element of crowd support out. It is good for India and Sri Lanka they don`t have to worry about this factor. Jayawardene said his team had fallen 25 to 30 runs short of posting a defendable total. We lost wickets when our batsmen were set. You need a big hundred from someone which we usually get to post a big total he said adding that he was not disappointed with the result. What is important is how we executive our plans and strategies in the final.

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Drained after playing three matches in four days time in the ongoing Asia Cup Team India choose to visit a public water resort close to the city to unwind themselves and however the surprising fact was the choice of the resort by the Indian cricketers as the Dreamworld Resort famous for its beautiful water slides is generally jam packed on Sundays. According to eye witness accounts as soon as the news spread that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men were in the resort people started clamoring near the water slides to get a glimpse of the stars and seek autographs and pictures. One can`t understand why they chose this resort to relax and unwind. People are not going to leave them alone for sure an eye witness observed and the Indian players were escorted to the resort some 30 km from the city centre here under a heavy police guard with five security cars and a pilot. The decision by the Indians to take a day off was not unexpected after captain Dhoni had made the point last night that very tight schedule and the players were very tired after spending 36 hours on the field and according to sources the Indians were also made an offer to go to Arabian Country Club, a private and exclusive golf club outside Karachi which they have visited in the past on previous tours. Probably they went to the Dreamworld Resort because of its excellent water slides and pools which are not available at the private club.

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