"It would be good for the Indian cricket if you quote that person," he said.

Dhoni said he shared a good relation with his teammates and hoped that such reports would not create a rift in the team.

Asked specifically if it would affect his relation with the two players Dhoni said, "To some extent it does. The good thing is that we trust each other because in a scenario like this all of a sudden you have to get in touch with R P Singh and Irfan Pathan.”

"And you don't want RP to feel that I will go out of the way and stand and defend him and Irfan should not feel I don't want him in the team. But the good part is that both of them trust me and my talks with them went of well."

Dhoni was also unhappy with the timing of the reports since it came on the eve of an important match.

"I don't think it's appropriate that it happened at a point like this because I don't think we have an outstanding and talented side to win every match but as a team we will become outstanding. For us the winning mantra is team effort," he said.

Dhoni meanwhile welcomed the return of Sachin Tendulkar into the squad and did not rule out the possibility of him opening the innings on Sunday.

"We all want him to play for long. It's a pleasure to have him in the team. It will help youngsters."

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