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India to use T20 as Tri-Series warm-up: Dhoni

Reuters

Posted online: Thursday , January 31, 2008 at 1136 hrs IST
      

Melbourne, January 31:: India plan to treat their Twenty20 International against Australia as a warm-up for the Tri-Series, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Thursday.

India, who won the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup last year, will be without injured fast bowler Rudra Pratap Singh and batsman Yuvraj Singh for Friday's match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

"We will take the Twenty20 as one of the practice games," Dhoni told reporters.

"We will look to win but the reserve guys have come in and joined the squad so we need to get the best out of it, and hopefully the weather will be better for cricket tomorrow."

India play Australia on Sunday in Brisbane in the opening match of the Tri-Series, which also involves Sri Lanka.

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Dhoni- Agenda
by Beevi on 2008-02-02 03:16:52.089236+05:30
Pre-match comment from Dhoni reveals how he wants to create his own team with out Scachin or any senior players.That is O.K.But why he states that Sachin himself withdrawn from the T20 match even if he offered him a practice session for IPL?Mr. Dhony all matches are important for the country.
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hello
by Rahul on 2008-01-31 14:01:38.607417+05:30
hi
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India lose T20 match
by ravi on 2008-02-02 04:24:38.624366+05:30
Dhoni lost his mental balance due to world cup win. It was obvious that he went to the ground with the intention of practice, not match winning spirit. Sachin and Saurav could have easily saved this match with their batting. What's the contribution of Dhoni himself? Just kick him out of the team
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