Revenge Not on Our Minds

January 11, 2016 | 05:03 PM | 3 Views
Revenge Not on Our Minds dhoni about australia tour

India will test out several uncapped players in the limited- overs series in Australia, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Monday. The 34-year-old said the series against the ‘tough’ Australian side would provide a lot of exposure to the youngsters.

“As I have said Australians are known to play tough cricket irrespective of where they are competing. Which means it will give our youngsters, our players who are a part of our side a fair amount of exposure and lot of experience. As I said it will be a very good learning curve for the youngsters and at the same time it will test the seniors who are the part of the side,” Dhoni told the media ahead of the first Test.

Talking about his strategy, Dhoni said that his side would focus on one game at a time rather than looking at the series as a whole.

“I feel to start off well is very important. It’s important for us to do the small things right. I think it is a bilateral series where lot of new individuals will get a chance. So, it will be very exciting,” he added.

Dhoni further insisted that he was not looking at the series as revenge to their World Cup defeat, but they would try to achieve the maximum.

“You want to compete, you want to win the game because at the end of the day you are representing your country. But at the same time, you have to follow the guidelines that have been followed, spirit of the game. It starts from small basic things. So, I won’t consider the word revenge. But definitely we will like to do well. We want to get a lot out of this particular series.”

India, which claimed a 3-0 win in the recently concluded Test series against South Africa, will aim to continue their winning momentum when they will take on Australia in a five-match ODI series, starting from Tuesday in Perth.

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