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 as well.
Well, the other stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, 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 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.
