Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that it was imperative for the
Indian team to adapt quickly to the demands of Twenty20 cricket to be able to
make an impact in the inaugural World Championship.
Dhoni said the players had to approach the tournament with an open mind as the
pressing schedule had left little time for preparation.
"Just 48 hours to have a strategy. To be open minded is
very important. We will plan with help from support staff. If you are playing
for India, you are always busy. We had a long tour to Ireland
and England. It is taxing, it's the World Cup. That itself brings the
freshness and the excitement, the confidence.
"We have just one Twenty20 game. We will have to adapt
and adapt quickly," Dhoni told reporters here.
The Indian captain said the team had a few tactics up its sleeve, but the players
had to be smart thinkers to click in the slam-bang version of the game.
"Three or four plans are ready. But the game changes every couple of overs.
You have to do your homework fast. It's important to plan and be ready to think
on your feet," he said.
The Jharkhand player said he would not crumble under the pressure
of captaincy and would look forward to his team's support to be a successful
skipper.
"If you have played a for a while, sub-consciously you tend to read the
game; what the opposition captain is planning, what the bowlers are planning
or what a batsman is thinking. That's what a captain does. You need to back
yourself, back your instincts," he said.
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