<img title="India limited overs skipper MS Dhoni (left) with Virat Kohli at Mirpur last year. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/oct/16MS-Virat-1.jpg" alt="India limited overs skipper MS Dhoni (left) with Virat Kohli at Mirpur last year. Pic/AFP" /> India limited overs skipper MS Dhoni (left) with Virat Kohli at Mirpur last year. Pic/AFP 
Dharamsala: Well aware of the change in transition that will happen across formats in near future, India's limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday said he has started using Test skipper Virat Kohli's advice more often on the field.
"I have already started using him (Kohli) more. If you witness a match you will see I have more interactions with him on the field because two individuals of course will conduct themselves in different ways," Dhoni said on the eve of the five-match ODI series against New Zealand starting here today.
His comments come in the wake of the increased clamour for Kohli's elevation to captaincy in all formats of the game after the 3-0 rout he led India to against New Zealand. Speaking of his own role in the side, Dhoni said it hasn't changed much but for the additional responsibility of mentoring the future generation of Indian cricket.
India have rested a few senior cricketers like R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja for the first three ODIs against New Zealand keeping in mind the long season ahead.
<img title="India players during a practice session in Dharamsala on Saturday. Pic/PTI" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/oct/16India-players-1.jpg" alt="India players during a practice session in Dharamsala on Saturday. Pic/PTI" /> India players during a practice session in Dharamsala on Saturday. Pic/PTI
And Dhoni backed the national selectors' decision, saying it was necessary to keep the players fresh and also to test the team's bench strength. "At times you need to look at future schedules. We are playing 13 Test matches this season, after that IPL followed by Champions Trophy. As such there is no big break in the middle. So I think it's a good decision," he said.
"We also get an opportunity to test other players and see the bench strength. We are just playing eight ODIs this season. So whatever plans we have we can check them in these matches."
With some new players in the squad, Dhoni also indicated that he might bat up the order in the five ODIs against New Zealand. "I may bat slightly up the order now. This team will give me an opportunity to bat at the number that I am looking for. But still it will be quite low, not like a No. 4 position," he said.

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