Had Ashwin clicked, Dhoni would got all the flowers. Today he didnt click, and Dhoni will get the brickbats. Its the game. Not right on Bollinger to react like that (it seems he kicked the hoardings, and showed his anger quite openly). JUST NOT RIGHT!! Dhoni is the captain, he takes the decisions. Get on with it, Doug!
Uhm, not right? If you'd pick Ashwin to bowl ahead of Bolly and Murali in that situation, that's a piss poor decision. Just based on how they bowled during the match. Considering Finch had smashed him as well, and David Hussey being a class player of spin, it was a bad move, as you'd have predicted that those two would be 2 of the 3 batsmen that Victoria picked. Hussey said at the presentation that he was only going to come out if they lost a wicket, but when he saw Ashwin he decided to bat ahead of Wade, which turned out to be the match-winning innings.
Pretty piss poor decision from Dhoni. Ashwin was a gamble, and I would've definitely picked the safe choice in Bollinger, considering that a win here would've put them in the semis. He's not an average captain, but sometimes he makes some really puzzling decisions. Raina bowled well today, and pulled it off, but Raina wouldn't work everyday. Bringing him on at that stage turned out to be a great move, but Ashwin in the Powerplay was just a bad, bad decision. Of course, we'd be praising him if it went well, but it didn't, and thus it's a bad decision.