Indian skipper MS Dhoni not only admitted that his mistake cost India a win but alos said he was responsible for the dismissal of Gautam Gambhir who missed his century in the fifth ODI of the Commonwealth Bank Series. Gambhir's dismissal costed India to end up the match in a tie.
 

Dhoni pushed Lasith Maliga ball towards mid-on to score a single. After running for a few steps the Indian skipper realised  that there was no single and waved Gambhir to go back but Gambhir was late to go back to the crease as Nuwan Kulasekara threw the stumps down at the non-striker's end.
 
In the post match interview Dhoni said A wrong call cost us the game. I was wrong in calling Gautam for a single and he got run out. Dhoni also spoke on the importance of staying at the crease by saying what's important is to stay there. I looked to stay till the end because while batting at the No 6 position you know there aren't too many batsmen after you. If you have a decent partnership you can stick it out.
 

Dhoni also said facing Malinga in the final over was difficult. Dhoni said Malinga is very consistent. It is very difficult to hit him with his slinging action. So we were looking to target Mathews. The last hit was a bit difficult here, but in India that would have been two bounces and four. When you need 10 or 12 in the last over your heart rate will always be up.

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