Cricket-Captain Dhoni urges India to maintain spotless record

By Sanjay Rajan

AHMEDABAD, India, Nov 15 (Reuters) - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has urged his team to readjust quickly to test cricket in order to maintain their spotless home record against Sri Lanka in the format.

India have not played a test since their tour of New Zealand in April and recently suffered a one-day series defeat to top-ranked Australia earlier this month.

Sri Lanka are aiming for their first test series win on Indian soil.

The first test starts at the Motera on Monday.

"We need to shift attention, (having) played a lot of one-day format," Dhoni told a news conference on Sunday.

"After New Zealand, we are playing a test match for the first time, so we have to plan a bit differently."

Sri Lanka, ranked second behind South Africa in the official test rankings, are playing three tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games on their two-month tour.

"Of course, if you defend every test match, you are defending history," Dhoni said.