Wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Kaarthick, who has played eight Tests, is nursing an ambition to become a regular member of the one-day outfit of Team India [ Images ] as well.
Well, the other stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ], with nine ODIs under his belt, is dreaming the other way round.
Will they realise their goal ?
"Everybody wants to play at every level; I want to play one-dayers," says Kaarthick, the 20-year-old from Tamil Nadu who had also featured in two limited overs game.
But with Dhoni bursting on the one-day scene, Kaarthick veered into the background. A scintillating 123-ball 148 against Pakistan at Visakhapatnam [ Images ] marked the 'arrival' of the 23-year-old exciting stroke player from Jharkhand.
"It's just that I need to keep performing well in one-dayers, both behind the wickets and score runs, to get into the Test squad," says Dhoni.
Kaarthick recently returned from the Brisbane-based Australian Cricket Academy, where he underwent a three-week training stint.
"I am working on areas in wicket-keeping and batting to get to that level (one-day)," Kaarthick said. He also worked on how to get down the legside during wicket-keeping, while keeping oneself low.
Kaarthick said he was aiming to score heavily in domestic matches to catch the attention of selectors to become a regular in India's one-day squad.
With big dreams in their eyes, Kaarthick and Dhoni are attending the ongoing camp for probables.
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