INDIA MAY have already secured a quarter-final berth after a five-wicket win over Holland in Delhi yesterday, but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni urged his side to continue improving.

Yesterday’s win was not without worry for India’s batting unit, which, after a breezy start in their chase of 190, was five down, needing a patient knock of 51 from Yuvraj Singh to see them through.

Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag had put India in cruise control before a spate of wickets – led by Pieter Seelaar’s three for 53 – put them in trouble at 99 for four.

And as was the case during last Sunday’s win over Ireland, batting second asked serious questions of the top order, a matter which Dhoni was not taking lightly.

“We achieved quite a few of our objectives today,” he said. “But you can’t really achieve everything in one game and there are still quite a few areas where we need to improve. In fielding of course, we’ve been quite consistent, even though we may not be the most brilliant side. But in our batting, the lower order should not have been called in to finish the game.”