Now Dhoni has some competition

So has Dhoni spotted them on the rearview mirror? 8220;There should be competition and it only helps somebody get better,8217;8217; he says. Insisting that each match is a 8220;different8217;8217; ballgame, he explains that every one of them, in the recent past, has thrown him into a new situation to which he8217;s tried to adapt.

8220;There have been times when I8217;ve walked in with the top-order contributing well enough, only for me to accelerate the scoring. At other times, I8217;ve walked in under pressure situations. One has to keep learning with every game,8217;8217; he says.

Kaarthick, for one, knows there8217;s still some catching up to do. 8220;With his style of batting, he8217;s definitely raised the bar,8217;8217; he says, while Patel admits that Dhoni has been a revelation of sorts to India8217;s one-day team. But if you go by Dhoni8217;s line, the more the two perform, the better it will be 8212; for him.