Dhoni feels good to be back on podium

Chittagong, May 15 (UNI) Man-of-the series in Grameenphone ODI series M S Dhoni today said it felt good to be back on the podium after over an year.

''The last time I won a man-of-the-series was against Sri lanka.

Its great to be back as the man-of-the-series here. Its been more than a year. It's a relief too,'' M S Dhoni said while talking to mediapersons after the washout today.

Dhoni further said he had only one thought and that was to do well here. ''I had only one thought in my mind. I wanted to do well here.

I had began my international career here 36 months ago and did well.

So I wanted to continue here.'' Asked if it was a relief after the indifferent World Cup, he said, ''Yes its always good to get some runs under the belt.'' On whether he preferred coming at number three, he said, ''I am ready to play in any position. If I'm coming lower down the order my job is to score a quick thirty 40 and I'm happy doing that. This time I got a chance and I am happy to prove myself.'' ''Its not easy to curb the natural instincts. But then you have to play according to the demands of the team and I am happy doing what I'm doing.'' He further said that the playing conditions in Bangladesh were not at all easy. ''It was not easy to play here. The conditions were not easy. They have three top class spinners. It takes time. I'm happy to have played some good cricket.'' Dhoni has been awarded man-of-the-series for his overall performance in the two ODIs where he scored a match-winning 91 under trying circumstances and then a valuable stumping in the second match besides playing an effective 36-runs innings.

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