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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday passed that the players were banal as he called for a rotation policy to give them rest.
India lost six normal players Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan due to injury in the four-match Test series which India lost 0-4 and Dhoni hinted that the hectic list had tired the players.
"We will have to rotate. It's significant that players get rest. Raina has been participating in all formats. It's more to do with the mental rather than the physical aspect. Good rest helps you keep the injury away," Dhoni said in front of the Twenty20 international against England on Wednesday.
Dhoni himself has been on the road for a long time and his fingers are battered, causing a fall in his usually high standards of wicket keeping, as was sharp out by former Leicestershire keeper Paul Nixon recently.
"If majority of your 10 fingers are overworked then it becomes difficult (to keep) in these conditions. But I have more problems with Ishant than with Sreesanth or Praveen Kumar. May be it's the shake in these conditions which make it difficult," said the Indian captain.
Dhoni revealed that Rahul Dravid would be making his first appearance in Twenty20 internationals on Wednesday but Sachin Tendulkar is not playing. It means young Ajinkya Rahane would get his first game in India cap on Wednesday.
Gautam Gambhir is certainly out of Wednesday's match but Dhoni did not sound too confident that left-hander would be obtainable at all in the forthcoming ODI series.
"It's a big loss. He has done really well not only as an opener but also when he batted at number three when Sehwag and Tendulkar were opening the innings. He also plays spin very well," said Dhoni.
Gambhir, who is suffering from a indistinct vision, an injury he chosen up after falling on his head in the Oval Test on August 19, is likely to miss the entire ODI series, starting in Chester-le-Street on Saturday.
The World Cup winning Indian captain was intrigued by England's policy of having separate captains for all three formats of the game.
"It's interesting how it shapes out. It's significant that the captain is a regular in all three formats of the game. One thing sure though is it affords rest," Dhoni said.
Dhoni, a keen footballer himself and a Manchester United fan, took time off in Leicester to watch his favorite team thrash Arsenal 8-2 last Sunday.
"Being a Manchester United fan, it was fantastic to see them win so big. Since I started as a footballer, it was attractive (to watch the match). As for inspiration, we don't need it from outside. There is sufficient motivation within the dressing room. We don't need to look outside," insisted Dhoni.
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