Spinners will play a major role,says Dhoni

India's captain M.S.Dhoni predicted on sunday that spinners would play a significant role in the ICC world Twenty20 opening at Lord's this week.

Slow bowling has proved surprisingly successfully in Twenty20 comoetitions throughout the world,including the two seasons of the IPL.

Dhoni whose team depends the trophy it won at the inagural edition in south Africa two years ago,said he beleived ground staff would prepare pitches in favour of the batsman.

"The Organisers want really exciting cricket",Dhoni told a captains news conference at Lord's ."I think there will be flat tracks and spinners will play an important role.