By Ranga Sirilal
COLOMBO, Sept 29 (Reuters) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants his batsmen to throw caution to the wind and play their natural attacking game in Sunday’s crucial match against Pakistan to revive their stuttering World Twenty20 campaign.
India, who suffered a humiliating nine-wicket loss against Australia in their first Super Eights match, meet arch-rivals Pakistan in a must-win game in Colombo.
Batting first, the 2007 champions laboured to 140 for seven wickets before a record opening stand of 133 by David Warner and Shane Watson helped Australia canter to victory on Friday.
Dhoni urged his teammates to walk out and express themselves against Pakistan without fearing about the result.
“I think if you just see the potential, the team has got the potential and it’s just that you have to implement it on the field,” he told reporters.
“Also what’s important for us is to go in and just express ourselves… let’s play the big shots and play with lot of confidence.
“And whatever the result may be, let’s not care about the result because it’s a very different format.
“You can’t do lot of planning… just go out, you have the talent, you have resources, just express yourself.”
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