That was exactly how Dhoni planned his team for overseas matches in the past. He always wanted control and he was someone who would lose it if the bowlers kept going for runs, eventhough he wouldn't show it in outwardly emotions. Hence he always preferred line and length bowlers like Bhuvi, Mohit and even Vinay Kumar sometimes rather than a bit erratic but express pace bowlers like Yadav and Aaron. It was the same with the spinners, he played Jadeja as the first choice spinner in the overseas tours than Ashwin who could go for some runs. That Jadeja strengthened the batting more also made Dhoni to select him as the lone spinner. That sort of tactic might result in more draws and prevent defeats, but you'll never win games with that formation.
Our problem overseas has always been picking up 20 wickets. Batting has stood up most times (barring the 2md half of the England tour) but it is the bowling which has always impacted us. So we should never compromise on the bowling front and always give us our best chance of picking up wickets, even if they're a bit expensive. Picking up line and length trundlers and spinners who stop the run flow will do no good for our chances. We need 5 genuine bowlers in the team for that, our 5 best bowlers.
Our team combination overseas should be
Vijay
Rahul
Pujara
Kohli (c)
Rahane
Parthiv/Saha (wk)
Ashwin
Pandya
Bhuvi/Ishant
Shami
Yadav
This is the only way we can win matches overseas. Pandya is the most important player here because he lends that balance overseas, a bit like Jayant Yadav in India.
