Should India take 18 man squad to away tours

[1983-2011]

Dhoni was worried at the ever-growing list of injured players in the Indian camp after Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma joined the casualty list list today. "We could do with 15 more players, initially I said what could have gone wrong did go wrong. But it has only increased since then," stated Dhoni. While Tendulkar has an inflamed right toe, Rohit got his right index finger fractured during the Indian innings. "Coming from India and performing here straightaway can be difficult. We are fighting with whatever resources we've got. May be increasing the strength of the team can be the key. We could look at travelling with 18 players if needed," he said. Dhoni is suggesting that India should travel with squad of 18 members! should india send 18 man squad or only send 15 players who are physically fit? in the 18 man squad we could have 7 batsmen, 2 wicket keepers, 3 spinners and 6 pace bowlers.

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No, we should have the 'A' team travelling with the team and playing matches like the England Lions. Just carrying more players won't help because they won't be match fit.