No hasty decisions will be taken: Dhoni

The flopshow of India's senior batsmen in the Test series loss to Australia notwithstanding, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday refused to say anything on their future, insisting that decisions would not be taken in haste. There is intense speculation on the future of India's senior batting trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman after their failure to perform in the 0-4 series whitewash at the hands of Australia. "We will have to wait and watch (if there are changes). Our next Test series is only in September, there is plenty of time, we don't want to take decisions quickly," said Dhoni after India's 298-run loss in the fourth Test here on Saturday. Dhoni said the hosts were the deserving winners as they played consistent cricket throughout the rubber unlike his team. "They have played consistent cricket. Whenever a partnership was needed, their batsmen stepped up and put par-plus runs on the board. Their bowlers were also consistent. They always stepped up when needed," Dhoni said. "There comes a phase in Australia when once you are set it is difficult for bowlers. That is when you have to be consistent with line and length. They (Australia) never gave us boundaries easily," he added. India were mauled by an identical margin in England last year. Stating that the tour Down Under will be a learning curve for the youngsters in the Indian team, Dhoni hoped for revival of fortunes in the upcoming limited overs matches. "We have the ODI series coming up and there will be a completely different side. It (the tour) is a learning experience for the youngsters. Once you play 100-odd ODIs, it is always good to have that experience when you make your Test debut," he said. India's stand-in skipper in the Adelaide Test Virender Sehwag echoed earlier, that while the team fared poorly in the Test series, ODIs will be a different ball game as they are still the World Champions. "We are still the World Champions. Tests are different from ODIs. Australians were better and so they won the series but we care about our performance as well," said Sehwag after India lost their last four wickets within the first hour on day five to lose the Adelaide Test. Sehwag admitted that the team couldn't fire as a unit and hoped that the hard work shows up in the upcoming tri-series in which Sri Lanka are the third team. "Everyone has been working hard but players themselves have to go out and execute the plans. The defeat is disappointing but we need the support of fans," Sehwag said, urging the fans to stand with the team in its hour of adversity. India start the limited-overs leg of their Australia tour with two T20s against the hosts on February 1 and 3, which will be followed by the tri-series.