Poor Tactics By Dhoni

Dhoni showed some poor tactics on the eve of the first Warm up game ahead of the World Cup. On winning the toss, he could have opted to field and give the team a chance to chase the target so that they had some practice chasing and well prepared in the event of losing the toss in any of the games during the World Cup and having to chase against their choice. Even worse is his admission at the post conference winning the toss and batting first holds a lot of importance. What if he does not win the toss if crucial games of the World Cup. The opposition will straightaway ask him to field first simply because he loves to bat first and does not like chasing. Given the fact that toss is likely to play a crucial role in this edition of the World Cup, this admission by Dhoni can cost India the cup.
                                                                   
Captains have invited the opposition to bat first in important fixtures including the Finals of World Cup and failed to chase the target eventually handing the World Cup to the opposition. Chasing a target in Final of a World Cup can be nerve-wrecking and can ultimately cost the cup. The biggest example is the 1983 World Cup Final when the mighty West Indies failed to chase down a mediocre target against an Indian bowling attack, which has only one World Class bowler in Kapil Dev. Still, there could have been a situation wherein the opposition would have invited India to bat on winning the toss, but after Dhoni's admission that batting first is very important in World Cup, I think the opposition team will promptly chose to bat first after winning the toss against India.