Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday (October 27) remained non-committal to former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's suggestion to bat up the order at No.3 if he wanted the team to beat the mighty Aussies. Speaking to the media just ahead of the 2nd ODI in Nagpur, MSD said that he floats himself in the batting order depending on the situation in the match.
He said, "It is a very difficult choice to make because if you see our batting order, Viru and Sachin open the innings, with Gauti at No.3 and Yuvi at No.4. The next slot available is No.5, and depending on the strength of individual players, who can have a bigger impact on the game, we select individuals to bat at that particular slot."
"I float at times and bat at different slots. But more often than not, we have a fixed batting line-up when it comes to these four guys playing in the game. If the attack has more off-spinners, we may shift Yuvraj at No.5 and we have done that in the past. However, batting at No.3 and No.4 every time is difficult for me," added Dhoni.
