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When Dhoni's fear came true

Johannesburg: As soon as Team India, which trounced West Indies both in test and ODIs at home in a friendly conditions, landed here for three game ODI and two game test series, skipper Mahendra Singh

 

"One of the big challenges is to get used to the pace and bounce. If you are just new to the international circuit, then it becomes more of a challenge. The reason being, in India even on the best of wickets you don't get the same pace, or even bowlers who can generate similar pace and bounce. So it makes slightly more difficult for the players who have just made their debut in the international arena," Dhoni told reporters at the pre-match press conference.

So is Dhoni suggesting our iconic batsmen will flourish only at their turf…? One agrees or not but lets accept the fact that we, the Indian cricketers have never been comfortable against speedsters.