Indian limited-overs skipper MS Dhoni has stated that giving rest to players like Ravindra Jadeja and R Aswhin was important, ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand.
"If you see this team, we have to keep the rest of the season also in mind. There is very little break in the middle. I think it is a good decision to a rest a few players. At times, we have to keep a long time view. Its gives us an opportnity to give see a few new players and it will be good to see the bench strength. We will be playing 8 matches before the Champions Trophy, so whatever we have we can see in this period," Dhoni said.
While Suresh Raina's position in the team is still precarious, due to his viral flu, Dhoni would look to promote himself up the order. "I may bat slightly up the order now. This team gives me that opportunity to bat at the position where I am looking to. Still it will be quite low, its not like a number 4 but it will be relatively higher to the position where I have batted in the last few years," Dhoni said.
He added, "I think we follow west a lot. A few years back we spoke about split captaincy. Then we asked why not and now we are asking why. I think we look at the foreign teams and we are like we should do be doing that way. But culturally, we are very different. The amount of cricket that we play is very different."
"If you see this team, we have to keep the rest of the season also in mind. There is very little break in the middle. I think it is a good decision to a rest a few players. At times, we have to keep a long time view. Its gives us an opportnity to give see a few new players and it will be good to see the bench strength. We will be playing 8 matches before the Champions Trophy, so whatever we have we can see in this period," Dhoni said.
While Suresh Raina's position in the team is still precarious, due to his viral flu, Dhoni would look to promote himself up the order. "I may bat slightly up the order now. This team gives me that opportunity to bat at the position where I am looking to. Still it will be quite low, its not like a number 4 but it will be relatively higher to the position where I have batted in the last few years," Dhoni said.
He added, "I think we follow west a lot. A few years back we spoke about split captaincy. Then we asked why not and now we are asking why. I think we look at the foreign teams and we are like we should do be doing that way. But culturally, we are very different. The amount of cricket that we play is very different."

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