Among the seven bowlers used, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma and Irfan Pathan bowled 10 overs between them. Put into mix with Harbhajan and Ojha's eight overs, it made for 18 of 20 overs between these five men, most likely India's bowling line-up in the first game against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

With Zaheer Khan almost certain to miss the opening game, it's time for methodical Dhoni to pick up his best men for the party. Spinners increasingly have taken Dhoni's fancy and not without reason as he saw and shaped from close quarters the success of off-spinner Suresh Raina and Shadab Jakati for his Chennai Super Kings in the recent IPL.

Brutish sun of the last two month in this part of the world has obviously taken it's toll on the pitches as was evident at Lord's on Monday when batsmen had to jump out of their crease to meet the ball on the full. It's apparent that the short gap between the IPL and approaching ICC World Twenty20 has been used well by Dhoni and his thinktank for all these five bowlers bring something different to the table in terms of variety.