Dhoni puts emphasis on home-grown talent in IPL

“I think one really needs good domestic bowlers in the team. I firmly believe it all depends on how good the domestic players in your side are. A side which has better domestic cricketers has got the upper hand,” Dhoni, who is also the Indian captain, said.
“Out of four foreign players, only one or two or maybe three will perform at a given time, so still the majority is with the Indian players,” he was quoted as saying by the official IPL website.

“If you are playing with a strong batting side, you rely on your foreign players, most of whom are batters,” he added.

On part-timers’ success, Dhoni said only those who have international experience have done well.

Not much to lose

“They have less to lose. When they are brought into the attack, there is less pressure. I think the batsmen are under more pressure when the part-timers are bowling. But then, one should not forget that those successful are actually not part-timers.

“They have been successful in international cricket as well. They have a fair amount of idea when it comes on to Twenty20 cricket,” he said.