Despite almost recording a place into the quarters, Dhoni’s men have still not looked completely convincing.
As I complete this piece we have reached the half-way stage of the ICC cricket World cup 2011 with 22 games completed. We have seen everything in these games close contests, eminently forgettable mismatches, a tie, a washout, an upset of gigantic proportions, the customary South African choke, a never ending debate on the DRS and even stone pelting by irate fans.
When Kieron Pollard slapped the fourth six of his innings against Holland on Monday, he brought up only his second ODI fifty in 34 matches.
The West Indian is a prized asset when it comes to the Twenty20 competitions, but he has struggled to find the necessary balance between batting instinctively by looking to dominate the bowling, and knowing when to apply a modicum of patience and general cricketing nous.