Kochi: Skipper M.S. Dhoni is not willing to take things for granted even if it means playing West indies, whom his team demolished in two test series, in a shorter format of the game.
"The West Indies are a good team. You may say that the Test matches got over on the third day itself and it was easy but it was not. There were situations where we were under pressure and then we had to build a partnership. It was not an
easy series as the scorecard suggest. ODI is a different squad and this may be suiting them as far as 50-50 overs match," Dhoni said at the pre-match press conference.
India n skipper said It would be a mistake to believe that India will enjoy an upper hand against the West Indies in the One-day series just because the Caribbean side has lost the Test series.
India had won the series 2-0 but Dhoni said it was not an easy task to get that scoreline and the ODI format may actually suit the West Indies cricketers.
"It is important that we take the match with a right frame of mind and not thinking about whether the opposition played well or not."
Most of the matches in the ODI series against Australia were high score affairs. Asked if similar scores can be seen in the three-match series against the West Indies, Dhoni said it cannot be predicted at this stage.
"It all depends on how the wicket here is going to behave. Before the start it is not easy to say what will be the good score to win a match. We will see how the wicket behaves and then we plan and may be 260 or 280 could be a good
score if it becomes flat. The dew factor has also to be taken and then an average of 230 or 240 could be an ideal score."
Dhoni said his players have worked hard on bowling in death overs and hoped that will show on the field gradually.
"What we have done after the Australia series, we are making the bowlers to do a death over bowling practice. But it still requires a little more time to reflect it on the field. But, they are putting in a lot of effort and we have seen a lot of improvement in that front. I am hoping that they come out well after the effort they are putting in," he said.
