Dhoni is a good thinker of the game

India's chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar was a pleased man after India's win in the one-off Twenty20 international against Australia.

Vengsarkar was also happy that the Indian team matched the Aussies in the ODI series and felt the final scoreline 4-2 was a lot closer than it shows. In fact, Vengsarkar felt the team had a lot to gain from the series

"We played excellent cricket against a formidable team like Australia. The Aussies play cricket at a different level, but we showed last (Saturday) night that we too can be dominant," Vengsarkar said as he reviewed the just concluded series.

The Indian team was well-placed in their chase of a huge Aussie score at Nagpur, but only failed just as the match slipped away. "Had we won in Nagpur we could have very well drawn the series," added Vengsarkar.

The series also marked a return to the side for left-arm spinner Murali Kartik who repaid the faith posed in him by the selectors. But Vengsarkar preferred not to single out a player for India during the series. "It was a complete team effort."

However, ODI and Twenty20 skipper MS Dhoni came in for praise from the chief selector.

"He did a good job during the series. He is a good thinker of the game and is a calming effect on the side," opined Vengsarkar.

Vengsarkar, a former India captain, felt beating Australia in the last two games of the series will help in the upcoming series against Pakistan as well as the rest of the season.

"It will stand us in good stead and our morale will be higher when we play Pakistan. Even when we go to Australia these wins will help because we have beaten them here. At least it will be at the back of our minds that this team
(Australia) is beatable," reckoned Vengsarkar.

While some have tried to drawn a parallel between the rampaging West Indies team touring India after the 1983 World Cup and the present Aussie team, Vengsarkar had a different view.

"Both are great sides. In 1983 West Indies really clobbered us in the One-dayers and Test matches. But this time we held our own and played extremely well against the Aussies," said Vengsarkar.