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Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday, 28 December urged people to refrain from "criticising individual preferences" with regards to a number of India internationals who have decided to skip this year's Ranji Trophy.
Players like Yuzvendra Chahal and Shikhar Dhawan decided to give Ranji Trophy a miss while someone like Ambati Rayudu, who plays for India in only one format decided to retire from first-class cricket.
While Dhoni has retired from the longer format in 2014, Sunil Gavaskar recently had suggested that he should play a bit of first-class cricket in order to remain match-fit.
Dhoni seemed pretty satisfied with how the Indian team across formats have shaped and attributed the success in Australia to the quality bowling unit at their disposal.
"I am very happy with the way our cricket is going. See... the fast bowlers how they are bowling in the Test arena. To win a Test match, we need 20 wickets whether it is spinners or the fast bowlers.
"As of now, we have a bowling attack that is taking 20 Test wickets every match, which means we have the chance of winning every Test match that we are play," the two-time World Cup winning captain said.
While Dhoni said it was important to keep the bowlers injury-free, another former skipper Rahul Dravid said that with the squad more or less picking itself, it is all about fine-tuning from now on.
"The team is pretty much finalised. Our white ball cricket in the last one-and-half to two years has been quite exceptional. It is about fine-tuning from here. It is also about getting everyone to that tournament fit and getting everyone to that tournament in good form," he added.
Anil Kumble on the other hand felt that it won't be a bad idea to rest India players, especially the bowlers during the seven-week Indian Premier League.
Speaking at a book release function, Dhoni said he got to learn a lot from Srinivasan as he shares a special bond with him.
"I got to learn a lot from him. The interactions have been very friendly because I was with the CSK for the longest time. With Srinivasan sir, it was a very special bonding," he added.
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