Dhoni says ODI is not dead, but is in between the other two formats or a blend of both.
"I love ODI because you see a bit of Test cricket and a bit of T20 in one format and you get the result the same day. If you lose three-four wickets, then the batsmen who come in, need to struggle and slog in the last overs. I think it is an ideal mix of Test and T20," said the successful Indian captain.
"Right now in this format, I feel there is nothing called safe. We have scored close to 413-414 runs and yet won by only a run."
"And we have beaten the best teams scoring only 225 runs. A lot depends on the condition and the pressure you can put on the opposition. Any score can be a good score and any big target can be a gettable target in this tournament," he said.
He hoped that WC will be a huge success in the subcontinent.
"Or else it will not be successful anywhere else. It depends on the response of the crowd. The format is such that at the knock-out stages the stronger teams will go. So from quarterfinal onwards, the competition will be tough," he said.
Dhoni said he is not worried about the loss to BD in 2007 and would like to start the WC on a winnning note. His team has done well in the warm up games, beating NZ and AUS. 1.2 billion believe that his leadership will lead India at least into the semifinals.
India is expected to take revenge not only against BD, but against all the teams !
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