Dhoni best suited at No. 5 for India, says Tendulkar


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 23 May 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - India v Australia - First One Day International Match - Chennai, India – September 17, 2017 – India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India need to space out their experienced batsmen at the World Cup in England and veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni is best suited at number five, according to batting great Sachin Tendulkar.

Skipper Virat Kohli joins openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma to complete India's stable top three while all-rounder Vijay Shankar is set to bat at number four in the earlier games.

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