Whenever India have done well in the big tournaments in the past, the unity of those teams have always been the key. Be it in the 1983 World Cup win or the 2011 Cup victory, the team was always identified as “a united force”.
Even the 2007 World T20 Championship inaugural win was attributed to young captain in MS Dhoni, who marshalled his resources sparklingly. This time again, the Indian team is showing signs of great harmony in the ongoing 2015 World Cup in Australia.
India’s back-to-back wins over Pakistan and South Africa in the first two matches of the World Cup only goes to show how closely knit this team is right now. Even when the team was losing a series of matches in the triangular series earlier this year in Australia, the players stayed together and supported each other’s cause. It was the bonding during bad times that strengthen the side further. Earlier, Drcricket7 was first to report it.
Insiders say that Dhoni is the key factor for creating such a healthy atmosphere. Despite not winning a single match in the Australian tour, the captain kept his focussed intact all the time. He knew the track record of the Indian team in ICC events was good enough. And before the tournament began, Dhoni spent a considerable amount of time to strengthen the bonding of his side.
The fact that Dhoni enjoys lots of respect from his teammates also helped him to build a strong team around him. The captain knew that India have the potential to beat any good team on their day, but for that to happen, the team unity was a must. Now that India are well ahead of other teams in the Pool B of the World Cup, this team can now dream of going the distance!
