Kohli and the team management were taken apart by the detractors for playing on rank turners against South Africa in the home series last year and Dhoni was asked a question in that context about the WACA strip that will have bounce.
Dhoni gave an elaborate answer wherein he made it clear that one should enjoy the challenge of playing in different conditions.
loose only when there is turn on offer from the track. If the batsman gets hit on the head (on bouncy tracks) then it is considered to be a good wicket)," the sarcasm in his voice was
not lost on anyone as some former Aussie legends had also criticised the Nagpur track which gave a two-and-a-half-day finish in India's favour against the Proteas.
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"Again, why would I expect a spinning track in Australia? If I have to play on turners, I will get that in India. The speciality of Australian tracks is their bounce and it is also a kind of challenge we should accept."
"When it comes to sport and especially cricket, I don't think revenge is a word that should be used or for that matter hate. On one hand you say it is a gentleman's game, so it becomes conflicting.
"You want to compete and win games as you are representing your country but you also want to follow the guidelines in terms of 'Spirit of the Game'. It starts with basics. I don't consider it as revenge but we would like to do well and get a lot out of this series."
"The only position I can trade is No 5. Because if I sent them at No 6, on a good day, they will score 30-odd and on bad days, they will score 10. So, after 15 matches, their average will be around 15 and the media would start asking questions as to why the player is not being dropped.
"No 6 or No 7 is an extremely difficult position to bat and I don't remember more than two or three cricketers in history of Indian cricket being successful at that position. In sub-continent, they would not get to bat long, only here if early wickets fall, they will get a chance to bat.