World Cup winner Dhoni now targets T20 crown
April 4th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANILondon, Apr 4 (ANI): After winning the 2011 World Cup, Indian skipper MS Dhoni is planning to add another feather to his cap by targeting the Twenty20 crown, with the tournament being played in Sri Lanka next year.
The Indian team is No.1 in the Test rankings and is World Cup champion for the first time since 1983.
And with the Twenty20 World Cup back here in the subcontinent in Sri Lanka next year, Dhoni has set his sights on the trophy as present champions England will struggle to keep hold of their trophy, the Daily Express reports.
“We have achieved something great here,” said Dhoni, after his 91 not out helped India to a six-wicket win.
“It is something we planned for one and a half years when we first targeted this World Cup. We had a long-term goal. But we are growing as a sporting nation and particularly cricket.
“The Twenty20 win in 2007 [in South Africa] was where this team started doing things differently, but we must close that chapter now,” Dhoni said.
India’s win ensures that 50-over cricket’s immediate and medium-term future. India will defend the title in Australia in 2015. England will host the tournament four years on from that. (ANI)
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