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Bounced out for the second straight game and virtually of the competition, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, however, refused to admit the Indian batting's inability to cope with the short stuff, blaming the pressures of the format for the successive defeats instead."It's no rocket science, it's not that we have come up against it suddenly. Outside the subcontinent, we always have to face short-pitched deliveries, so we are equipped to cope with them. But the problem in T20 is that if the opposition consistently bowls short, you can't leave too many balls and the pressure to score increases. We had prepared well for the tournament, we knew we will face short-pitched stuff but the execution was not good on our part," Dhoni said.In a match delayed by 30 minutes due to damp pitch, the Indian skipper defended his decision to bowl first and without an extra bowler, blaming the defeat on batting failure. "Batting has always been our strength. Chasing 170 wasn't impossible but our batting failed. Our bowlers did well; the opening bowlers are doing extremely well and have given us a good start in the first six overs. Most of the batsmen have struggled against our spinners as well, specially Bhajji. I don't think we were short of bowlers," he said.Dhoni did admit that and several other India players had requested to be rested from the upcoming Zimbabwe tour after a hectic schedule but denied that the virtual non-stop cricket due to the IPL was responsible for the poor performance. "I don't blame the IPL. Not getting a break is not an issue, one cannot compare the two tournaments, it's different when you play for your country," he said.He also admitted that dropping rival skipper Chris Gayle early on proved costly. A collision between Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan meant Gayle, who was on 47 then, got a life with both fielders dropping the ball off Nehra. "It was a mistake. I did see Yusuf but he wasn't going for the catch then; and later, when he went for the catch, I didn't see him running. If we had caught him then, may be West Indies would have scored less, or may be Pollard would have scored instead."
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