Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smiles during the press discussion in New Delhi. Dhoni upon Wednesday pronounced the report of the arriving World Cup could infer to be the great fortune in costume for his injury-hit team.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) – India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni upon Wednesday pronounced the report of the arriving World Cup could infer to be the great fortune in costume for his injury-hit team.
The scheduling of the six-week contest was not prolonged ago slammed as “ridiculous” by tip England batsman Kevin Pietersen who pronounced the gaps in between games were as well long.
The Indians have been sweating over the aptness of batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag as well as Gautam Gambhir, as well as paceman Praveen Kumar in the rave to the showpiece event, which starts in Dhaka upon Feb 19.
India, co-hosts of the contest along with Sri Lanka as well as Bangladesh, have been set to fool around 6 joining matches in the space of twenty-nine days as well as Dhoni pronounced the opening would concede his players to replenish their energies.
“The report might work in the favour,” Dhoni pronounced during the promotional eventuality in the Indian capital. “It will assistance the players relax as well as take caring of niggles as well as injuries.
“We will be seeking to fool around the most appropriate eleven as well as safeguard which you do not skip out upon the categorical players due to injuries. We will try as well as utilize the gaps in the report in the most appropriate probable manner.”
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2L) poses with his teammates during the promotional eventuality in New Delhi. Dhoni upon Wednesday pronounced the report of the arriving World Cup could infer to be the great fortune in costume for his injury-hit team.
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Dhoni additionally sounded upbeat about the quarter-final format of the tournament, which was initial used in 1996 prior to being discarded.
“It is the bit of the relief,” pronounced the wicketkeeper-batsman, who led India to their lass World Twenty20 delight in 2007.
“Even if you have an off-day as well as remove the single or dual matches, you won’t get out of the tournament. Teams which will fool around some-more consistently will great from it.”
India suffered the degrading first-round exit in the prior book of the World Cup in the Caribbean notwithstanding starting as the single of the favourites.
The Indian captain was carefree his group will turn the initial to win the World Cup upon home dirt notwithstanding the vigour of expectations from fans.
“The 1983 group completed something unequivocally large when they won the World Cup. We have the self-belief. We behind any alternative as well as have the great sauce room environment.
“We provide vigour as an combined responsibility. Expectations have been firm to be there when you fool around as large the contest as the World Cup. But you have gifted players in the side who know how to understanding with it.
“We additionally know no group has ever won the World Cup upon their home soil. But only since no the single has finished it prior to does not meant which it cannot be done.
“We have the really great possibility of formulating history.”
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