Kanpur, 24 November, 2009 - With Gautam Gambhir developing into a complete batsman, there is just no need to straitjacket Virender Sehwag's characteristic daredevilry, India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said here on Monday.

Sehwag has been in his devil-may-care self in the Test series against Sri Lanka, getting off to rollicking starts but not staying long enough to change them into big knocks.

But asked Dhoni if the Delhi dasher needs to tone down his offhand attitude in the second Test starting from Tuesday, he replied in the negative.

"You don't actually want to tell a player like him what to do. That is how he plays the game and is known for. He is more of an invader and is not the kind of guy who would stick to the wicket for one-and-half days. He is always looking to get on with the game," Dhoni explained.

Assigning the think-tank's unconditional support for Sehwag's brand of batsmanship, Dhoni said, "We want him to play his natural game. He is a very qualified player and we don't need him to tell anything."

India perhaps can afford to let Sehwag play his natural game since the other opener, Gambhir, has evolved into a complete batsman, who can put on hold his natural aggression and graft for hours, something he displayed in the drawn first Test in Ahmadabad.

Effusive in his admire for the left-hander, Dhoni said, "He is a great character. Push him into whatever condition and he would play accordingly. He can move gears easily and uses his feet well against the spinners.

"He has been always in good form over the past one-and-half years and whenever the team needed, he delivered. Once he sets himself well, he goes for big innings," captain added.
 
 He rated Sreesanth in the nets, Dhoni said the Kerala speedster was impressive but also sprang in defense of Ishant Sharma that revealed little about his preference if it comes to chose one between them.

Sreesanth has bowled well in the nets. He bowled with high pace and swung it a lot but we will have to wait till tomorrow," Dhoni said.

After the runfeast in Ahmadabad, Dhoni reckoned the pitch at the Green Park Stadium here would have more for the bowlers.

"Compared to Motera, the pitch here looks different. It has got some grass and the base is dry. But you cannot actually predict how the wicket would play the next five days.

"Here the temperature is cooler and as we know, initially there would be some help for the seamers. The outfield is not nor lush, so there do some reverse swing for the fast bowlers. It will break as well. On the whole, I feel it would be a better wicket for the bowlers," he explained.

India's famed line-up looked vulnerable in the morning sessions in Ahmadabad and Dhoni said a little bit of caution would negate the issue.