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Although, MS Dhoni was extremely appreciate of the match-winning effort by Yuvraj Singh for his century in the first of the four one-dayers against the WI, he was quick to add that the team relaxed a bit too much towards the end of the game. In fact, he emphasized that the 20-run win margin was much tighter than suggested by the scoreline, since some of the fielders relaxed a bit too much once seven of the West Indian wickets were down. In a way, you cannot disapprove of what Mahi is trying to say. The team did become a bit too casual once it seemed that WI would fall short of the target and some of the bowling towards the end was very pedestrian. Regarding the bowling, it remains to be seen how effective will the combination of Yusuf Pathan and Jadeja bowling in the middle of the innings will prove, since they need to fill-in about 8 – 10 overs in each of these ODI matches.