Dhoni's pat for openers

Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised stalwart opener pair Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly as the home side pulled off a tense eight-run win over Australia in the fourth one-day international in Chandigarh on Monday. Dhoni said the openers batted slow on a difficult wicket but gave India a solid start. Dhoni also brushed aside the likelihood of anticipated sweeping changes in the side.