According to the legendary batsman, Sachin Tendulkar reckons that during the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019, former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni should bat at No. 5 in World Cup 2019. He expressed that as in this year, Dhoni has been enjoying a fine form with the bat.

Recently, during a chat with ESPN Cricinfo, Sachin said, “My personal opinion is Dhoni should be batting five. I still don’t know what the team combination would be, but if you are going Rohit and Shikhar as openers, to Virat (Kohli) at number 3 and whoever at number 4 then Dhoni could be No. 5. Then Hardik Pandya, an explosive player, follows them. Dhoni can stretch the game towards the end where he himself can be explosive along with Hardik.”

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Time and again, MS has proved that he can play with different strike-rate according to the situation of the match and that makes him so dangerous in the shorter formats of the game. Sachin also expressed that India should use Shikhar Dhawan wisely as he is the only southpaw in the India batting line-up.

When asked whether Dhawan should bat as deep as possible, Master Blaster said: “Yes, of course. A left-right combination always helps because that means the bowler has to adjust his line every now and then and the (bowling) captain has also to keep thinking. And if there is a partnership the job becomes even tougher. So, yes, it is important for a left-hander to be there to put pressure on the leg spinner or for that matter any bowler.”

Tendulkar also picked the teams he believes will go into the semi-finals of the premier tournament. He said that India, England, Australia should be in the semis and the fourth could be one of New Zealand or Pakistan.

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India will start the World Cup 2019 campaign, which will begin on May 30 in England and Wales, against South Africa on June 5.