Following the 134-run loss in the second ODI against South Africa, Indian skipper MS Dhoni rued his batsmen’s poor shot selection. Dhoni had blamed the pacers for the defeat in Johannesburg but he put the onus of Durban debacle on the batting group. “If you talk about this particular game, I think the kind of shots we played, a few of them were on, but the execution was not great to some extent as they went to the fielders," Dhoni said. "But compared to the last game, the bowlers did a fantastic job, especially in the middle overs. Overall, I was very happy with the bowling performance because 280 on this wicket was decent. The wicket was on the flatter side, there wasn't much for the fast bowlers, but I was disappointed with the batting." Chasing South Africa’s 280, India were bundled out for 146 with Suresh Raina’s 36 being the highest individual score of their innings. Dhoni credited the opposition bowlers for sticking to their plan in conditions that didn’t favour the bowlers much. "The SA attack is very accurate and they keep bowling in the same areas and that's what makes them different. Overall, there was not much seam or swing for the bowlers and that's why I say they bowled well. The pitch was a nice one and the target was a decent one, and we didn't execute our plans with the bat," Dhoni said. There is a notion in the cricket world that Indian batsmen are susceptible against the short-pitched delivery. Dhoni, however, refused any claim of the bouncer being India’s weakness. "I don't think it was the short ball," Dhoni said. "It was more to do with shot selection, the shot execution. This wicket was on the flatter side, and pace was down for the fast bowlers. "Also when we go outside people talk about the short-pitched bowling, because they know in the subcontinent we are not really used to this kind of bowling, but what we have seen is that you play a few shots and it pays off, then the opposition are in trouble as to where they need to bowl, and that's what really happened in the Champions Trophy. Also at times, when you play those big shots and it doesn't pay off and you end up losing quite a few wickets. That is something we will have to accept because it becomes part and parcel of cricket." With the Durban loss, India have conceded the series with one match to go. Dhoni, however, was more concerned about how his team comes back from here. "I don't get too much worried about the losses, how we stand up from here is what I want to see. That will test our character. "You can consider this as a one-off series," Dhoni said. "Yes we didn't bat really well but it can happen. Especially when you come outside and you see that the middle order is not performing, you may get a bit exposed if you lose early wickets at the top. [In] the last few series our middle order to some extent was a bit of a bother. In this series we lost the top three maybe quite early and our middle order was exposed to some extent. So if you assess that, maybe because of that we haven't been able to perform to our potential, especially in the batting department. "It is part and parcel of any series that you play," Dhoni said. "You win quite a few and you lose quite a few. What's important is that you keep learning, and the bowlers learnt from the first game and bowled better in this game. I think as a batting unit also we need to learn quite a few things, and keep going onto the field."