RAJKOT: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni reckons switching from Test to one-day cricket mode in just three days' time would be the major challenge when the hosts take on England in first of the seven ODIs here tomorrow. "It's never easy when you play back-to-back international series.
We had three days' time to switch over from five-day to one-day series. It's quite tough but then as an international cricketer you are supposed to play and adapt," said the wicket keeper-batsman ahead of the first of seven ODIs here.
Dhoni, however, expects a smooth transition because half of the players in the ODI squad did not play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia. "One of the good things is that half the side hasn't played the Test series.
It's good right now. But I have played Test cricket as well as one-day series, it is quite difficult to switch over to one-day mode but as I said we are international cricketers.
We are professionals," he said. Looking ahead, Dhoni said even if India didn't take an early lead in the series, the hosts should remain optimistic.
"If we lose a few games, we shouldn't be feel so low. We will win some and lose some but we will always have to be positive frame of mind," he said.
The Indian skipper felt that the wicket looked on the softer side and could help the seam bowlers in the morning. "The wicket is quite soft right now.
They are rolling the wicket, at the same time there's a bit of grass on it. So in the morning there will be assistance for fast bowlers.
It doesn't look it will break. It's all predictions, you will know only when you play," he said.