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Karachi, Jul 4 (UNI) Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has credited his opening batsmen Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir for the six-wicket win over Sri Lanka here.
''They have given us some great starts in the competition and it has made the job of chasing big totals easier for us,'' Dhoni told mediapersons at the post match press conference.
''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 added.
Sehwag and Gambhir set a scintillating pace, putting on 92 runs for the opening wicket in just 11.4 overs to lay the foundation for a comfortable win over Sri Lanka which propelled India into the final.
When asked for his take on the poor performance of the bowlers in the Asia Cup, Dhoni said,''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.'' India will now take on Sri Lanka in the final on Sunday.
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