Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that the current well-balanced Indian cricket team can take on any team anywhere in the world, at least in the shortest format of the game. The current team—a combination of youth and experience—has won nine out of ten games.
“Well if you see, more often than not, the team that we have played with, looks like a team that can play in any condition, especially in this format. Let’s not talk about the 50-over format. But in T20s, we can play with this team anywhere in the world,” said Dhoni after India crushed UAE by 9 wickets in the ongoing Asia Cup.
“We now have three proper seamers, two spinners and if needed part-timers. I think it is the right combination. And even if you go for a few extra runs, with the batting that we have – till No 8, I think we can look to get those extra runs if the opposition scores off us. So I think this team is set for playing in any conditions, whether you are playing in India or outside India. It looks like a very balanced team.” he added at the press conference.
Dhoni’s evergreen wit was exemplified when he responded to a Bangladeshi scribe who asked him a long and winding question to know whether the match was his last on Bangladeshi soil.
“I’m not getting rid of myself so soon. Bangladesh will have to face me more often than not. This is one occasion when the question was longer than the answer,” he smiled mischievously as he made the comment.
