Mahendra Singh Dhoni sounded confident to break the 41-year jinx of winning a Test series in New Zealand. The Indian team arrived on Kiwiland ahead of their Twenty20 tour opener against the Black caps in Christchurch on Friday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni sounded confident to break the 41-year jinx of winning a Test series in New Zealand. The Indian team arrived on Kiwiland ahead of their Twenty20 tour opener against the Black caps in Christchurch on Friday.
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"Now I think we have more firepower to exploit, whether it's seaming conditions or a batting paradise, so our team is quite balanced when it comes to that," skipper Dhoni was quoted as saying on 3news.com.
The tour could be the last chance for Kiwi fans to see one of the true legends of the game. At 35 years old, Sachin Tendulkar's career is winding down. Fans and players alike know there will never be another.
"Any individual who is a youngster who thinks he has replaced, or thinks he will replace Sachin Tendulkar, I think will make the biggest mistake of his life," said Dhoni.
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"I'm proud to say that this Indian team is not relying on any individual," Dhoni was quoted as saying on Cricinfo. "Everybody is contributing and everyone has a definite role to play in the side and that's what they are doing.
"If we fail to get a good start from the openers someone in the middle order stands up. If the batsmen don't score too many runs then it's the bowlers who stand up and take the opportunity to prove themselves and that's why we are winning more games."
India begin their tour on February 25 with the first of two Twenty20 internationals. They also play five ODIs and three Tests.
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