Dhoni Banks on Openers To Fire

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was trying to Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar opens fire on the top of the order that the eyes of the host country in the quarterfinals.

"If we can hit open as long as possible, it will be good for us because from what we saw Sachin and Sehwag start if it is difficult to stop them," Dhoni said on the eve of their Group B match against South Africa.

"I am just hoping that in coming games we have slightly bigger partnerships so that the middle and the lower middle order can use the explosive power well."

"We rely on momentum and if we get a good start, our lower order can really cash in on the platform that is provided to us."

The explosive Sehwag and Tendulkar are capable of dominating any attack but the greatest increase in the World Cup so far has been 69.