India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is looking forward to the challenge of working with a different set of players when he leads a second string squad to a limited-overs tour of Zimbabwe. Dhoni's new look squad will be without seniors like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Ravichandran Ashwin. The team will be playing three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals against Zimbabwe between June 11 and 22. All the matches are scheduled to be played at Harare.Speaking at the pre-departure media conference in Mumbai, Dhoni said it would be a very different experience for him. There will be quite a few players in this bilateral series whom he will be playing with for the first time, he said. The Captain said he will have to quickly assess what their strengths are and at the same time, depending on the team composition, what is the best possible slot or best possible manner the individual can be utilised. At the same time, Dhoni said the composition looks good and described it a good team. Dhoni felt toss would be a crucial factor as all were day games. He again emphasised that IPL cannot be equated to international cricket.
News On AIR | June 8, 2016 11:14 AM
Leading a new looking side will be different: MS Dhoni on Zimbabwe tour