India need to space out their experienced batsmen at the World Cup in England and veteran MS Dhoni is best suited at number five, according to batting great Sachin Tendulkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Skipper Virat Kohli joins openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma to complete India\u2019s stable top three while all-rounder Vijay Shankar is set to bat at number four in the earlier games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having Dhoni, whose 341 ODI appearances makes him the most experienced player at this year\u2019s World Cup, at number five would ensure the former India captain could nudge along before exploding in the final overs, believes Tendulkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI still don\u2019t know what the team combination would be, but if you are going Rohit and Shikhar as openers, to Virat at No. 3 and whoever at No. 4 then Dhoni could be No. 5. Then Hardik Pandya, an explosive player, follows them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat way the experienced batsmen are well spaced out and Dhoni can stretch the game towards the end where he himself can be explosive along with Hardik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom No 5-8 you are looking at finishers, who stay till the end and soak in that pressure. I feel we are well equipped to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dhawan is the lone left-hander in India\u2019s strong batting lineup and Tendulkar said the opener must bat deep into the matches to help dominate the bowlers, especially the leg-spinners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA left-right combination always helps because that means the bowler has to adjust his line every now and then and the captain has also to keep thinking,\u201d said Tendulkar, who remains the only cricketer with 100 international centuries against his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd if there is a partnership the job becomes even more tougher. So, yes, it is important for a left-hander to be there to put pressure on the legspinner or for that matter any bowler.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
England\u2019s home series against Pakistan has convinced Tendulkar that it would be a high-scoring World Cup played on flat tracks and with two new balls which negate reverse swing.\u201cI believe if you have quality spinners to bowl in the middle overs they would end up picking wickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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