India played two Test matches against New Zealand and a Twenty20 International against the same opponents before embarking for the T20 World Cup and Dhoni said it was not easy to switch from the longest to the shortest format.
"It's quite difficult to switch formats, especially from Test to T20. The way you approach a game is different in all the three formats and you have to adjust. But it is not that you cannot do it, only thing is that your basics will have to be right," he told reporters after arriving here for the mega event.
"But as professional cricketers we have to do that and players like Virender Sehwag have been playing in three formats and doing well," he said.
Dhoni, who led India to title in the first edition in 2007, said that part-timers, like come-back man Yuvraj Singh, will have to play a big role if India will have to lift the trophy once again.
"We are the world champions in 50-over format and it is important we do well in the Twenty20 World Cup. We have to be at our best in this format and we don't have time to recover as compared to Test or ODI," said Dhoni.
"We are a team who relied strongly on batting. But some of the top batsmen play the role of part-timers. In T20 cricket, part-timers are very important. Our part-timers have been doing well. So we have a very good team," he said.
Dhoni refused to answer whether Yuvraj Singh's inclusion in the team after recovering from a rare germ cell cancer was an emotional decision or on form but said that star batsman was an asset in the side. MORE
