IPL 2017: MS Dhoni will be fine (with the bat) later in the tournament, says Steve Smith

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 itemprop="headline" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 45px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 50px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">IPL 2017: MS Dhoni will be fine (with the bat) later in the tournament, says Steve Smith</h1><h2 class="synopsis" itemprop="description" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smith said the match against Delhi Daredevils was a disappointing one for him as he could not play the game because of stomach upset.</h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_v1pw1ctrjqGNVmJjzYFGSTC2jVXRtr7Cexoms0VFrclwQsSoZ_XihqY88DJ0p6wgYZk_ANl3gg0wlq1gkPtjGmTfJZ32xUv4RuSIHZUjrfTnqRxJabbywRs1avG8oUxO8c5LcU1BE-Jt/s1600/steve-smith-m1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_v1pw1ctrjqGNVmJjzYFGSTC2jVXRtr7Cexoms0VFrclwQsSoZ_XihqY88DJ0p6wgYZk_ANl3gg0wlq1gkPtjGmTfJZ32xUv4RuSIHZUjrfTnqRxJabbywRs1avG8oUxO8c5LcU1BE-Jt/s1600/steve-smith-m1.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rising Pune Supergiant skipper <a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/steve-smith/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Smith</a> backed M S Dhoni, who is struggling with the bat in the last three games, and said that he was not bothered about the form of the former India captain.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I am not bothered about his (Dhoni’s) form. He is a class player, and we have just played three games, so he will be fine (with the bat) in the tournament,” Smith told reporters ahead of his side’s IPL match against Gujarat Lions.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smith said the last match against Delhi Daredevils was a disappointing one for him and his team as he could not play the game because of stomach upset.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It was a disappointing game for me and my team as I was not well while the team lost the game. Sometimes you get sick but now I have recovered and should be fine tomorrow (Friday),” Smith said.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 1em; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; white-space: nowrap;">Praising South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir, Smith said, “He has been good with his economy and taking wickets, which is important for us. He is number one bowler in the world in T20, he has good tricks in bowling, he knows his game very well.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">“He has been a key player for us so far and would remain so in the remaining matches,” the Australian skipper said. Asked about Gujarat Lions player <a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/ravindra-jadeja/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ravindra Jadeja</a>, who missed a couple of games as BCCI advised him for rest for two weeks and who had well in the Test series against Australia, Smith said, “He (Jadeja) is a quality player, he has been good in IPL and his inclusion would strengthen Gujarat Lion’s batting and bowling”.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Replying to a query about RPS losing back-to-back games against KXIP and Delhi Daredevils, after winning the first game against Mumbai Indians, Smith said, “It’s a long tournament, we have played only three games and have to play eleven more games. We hope to get the winning momentum quickly.”</div></div></div>

IPL 2017: MS Dhoni will be fine (with the bat) later in the tournament, says Steve Smith

IPL 2017: MS Dhoni will be fine (with the bat) later in the tournament, says Steve Smith Smith said the match against Delhi Daredevils was a...

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