New ODI rules will force us to play 5 specialist bowlers: MS Dhoni

quotConditions are very different compared to subcontinent We have to look at the composition of the side and see what kind of bowlers we use but the conditions and the new rule forces us to play with five bowlersquot Dhoni said at the pretournament press conference here quotJadeja gives us the balance that we really need He is a great asset to have with his 10 overs of spin bowling and batting down the orderquot Dhoni said quotWe are hoping Jadeja fires or else we have a few othersquot he added Rohit Sharma was promoted to open the innings during the ODI series against England at home but the skipper indicated that Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan will start off in the tournament quotIt39s good to have Shikhar and Vijay back in the side They both scored runs in Test matches against a good side Vijay had a decent IPL whereas Shikhar did well after coming back from injury It39s always better to start off with two proper openers Rohit will be the backup option while I consider Dinesh as a specialist middleorder batsmanquot he explained India will be playing outside the subcontinent for the first time since the new rules have been implemented and skipper MS Dhoni is a touch worried India will be playing outside the subcontinent for the first time since the new rules have been implemented and Dhoni is a touch worried quotWe have to see what kind of squad we have got How quickly the players adapt We have to plan the composition of our squad depending on the talent that we have As of now no one has got niggles and it39s always important to have full squad fit so that you are not forced to field your second XIquotu00a0 Asked about the impact that young Bhuvneshwar Kumar will have in English conditions Dhoni said quotHe is someone who can swing the ball both ways He has plenty of cricket in front of him and he will have to face the challenges With new balls used from both ends it will be a challenge to bowl between 5th and 8th oversquot Chennai Super Kings were beaten hands down in the IPL final to Mumbai Indians and Dhoni attributed that to poor batting quotTwenty20 format is lottery where you have to be at your best on that particular day We didn39t really bat well in the final Now that that format has changed it will be very different from what we have seen till nowquot Dhoni said when asked whether losing IPL final would hurt the national team in Champions Trophy Terming Champions Trophy as a quottough tournamentquot Dhoni stated that since the advent of Twenty20 it has been a real challenge for the international teams to juggle across all formats quotIf you look at the itinerary we have a World T20 every alternate year followed by 50over World Cup and also the Asia Cup that we play Champions Trophy is always a tough tournament as all the top teams play But this tournament also provides plenty of experience to youngstersquot India39s performance in tournaments held just after IPL has been far from impressive and the skipper doesn39t want to blame the fatigue factor that one associates with cashrich league quotI would like to look at the positives The Indian players get exposure to play the best bowlers in the world right from Dale Steyn The IPL helps us to stay in touch and good rhythm Also the travelling was not very hectic as the hospitality is good Yes we have the stats against us but we need to improve thatquot The skipper said that two warmup matches ahead of the tournament quotshould be good enoughquot Asked whether he has any point to prove he repliedquot That39s what international cricket is all about In every assignment we have a point to prove We play for pride of our peoplequotu00a0