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The Indian ODI team captain accused the Australians of provoking his younger teammates into misbehaving by sledging them during matches.
Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma was fined for his 'send off' of Andrew Symonds during Sunday's tri-series match in Sydney but Dhoni said he was provoked by the Australian all-rounder.
"He only reacted to what Symonds said to him," Dhoni said in Hobart on Tuesday.
Symonds has denied provoking Sharma, telling Australian media on Tuesday that he had congratulated Dhoni on a fine piece of bowling but the Indian misunderstood his gesture.
Sharma was the third Indian to be found guilty of breaching the sport's code of conduct during their troubled tour of Australia but Dhoni said his players were not to blame for their actions.
However, the Indian skipper admitted some of his younger players needed to learn how to properly respond to any taunts.
"If you're getting provoked then there are ways in which you can reply so you have to be careful about it," he said.
"We have youngsters in the side who will learn all these arts. I think it's an art. You have to be good at it."
Australia fast bowler Brett Lee dismissed suggestions there was any lingering bad blood between the teams, insisting the players got on well off the field.
"As soon as we walk over that white line we're competitive and we're playing as hard as we possibly can," Lee said.
"But I can tell you that off the field there has been some amazing friendships formed over the past couple of months.
"We've got some great mates in the Indian side."
Dhoni said India also liked to play the game hard but there was little room for friendship.
"Cricket can never be friendly," Dhoni said.
"There will always be aggression on the field but as long as it's balanced and nobody crosses the line, then it's fair enough."
Dhoni is inviting trouble by making such defeatist attitude . U are exposing ur team to more abuse. Give thema punch with ur words and dont be scared.CA have fooled the indians BY JUST mildly reprImanding that OBNOXIOU BEAST HAYDEN. BCCI AND DHONI AND OTHER PLAYERS SHOULD DEMAND FINE TO BE IMPOSED ON THAT BEAST HAYDEN.IS HE BE STILL PLAYING FOR IPL U INDIANS ARE SHAMELESS . TAKE MAONEY BACK FROM HIM NAD THROW HIM OUT .HAVE GUTS AND COURAGE DONT OFFER UR SECOND CHEEK TO BE SLAPPED
So does thi smean that ur players are being verbaqlly abused and u ask ur players to focus on the game. This was said by Mr N Shah from BCCI . Dhoni's above statment will lead to further abuse and racial harrassment by the aussies . So down with ur Gandhian philosophy --it does not work nowadays. demand fine to be imposed on both Symonds and Hayden Also read rude comments by aussies on Indians on website ninemsn.com.au -under sports to get an idea how arrogant the third class aussies are and how u Indians are worshipping them AREN"T U COWARDS ??/
A good excuse in case india loses to Australia at the final, just in case ;-0)
Oz sledgers and cheats as mates? Why should Indians lower their standards so much as to make mates out of Ponting, Symonds, Hayden, Clarke? Even their own wives and mothers do not consider them mates haha.
Is cricket becoming a marketing gimmick to sustain Cricket Australia?
some of auisea players are nervous of loosing their supremacy.we should have sympathetic attitude towards such childish behaviour.
umm yeah ...all these past matches with india really have demostrated without a shadow of doubt ..err..how close Australians have ..umm ..come to "losing (not loosing) their ...ahem supremacy. HAHAHAHA ...guys guys guys ...i am an India like you and i do believe that the Aussies are going overboard with their sledging however, let's get real. They are at the top of thier game and there is no chance of them losing (again ..not loosing) their position in world cricket anytime soon. Seriously ..our kids in the team need to learn how to take it like a man and also how to give it like a man. Too much whining and poting going on from the India side.
err sorry for the typo ..that would be Indian instead of India and POUTING instead of poting....
Beat the sydney robbers it the finals and show where they belong to.
Hi Guys, well we should concentrate on Cricket instead of pointing fingers, as we should see how to increase the run rate!! well it is bad to cricket what australians are doing, but it does not mean that you can do it more worse.Show your finger at geting more runs and wickets.
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