New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not averse to the idea of continuing as the skipper of the the Indian cricket team in all the three formats, saying it would be unfair to burden a new player with the mantle of captaincy with just one year left for the World Cup.
"I think, it's a point of no return with the World Cup literally one year away from now. It won't give a new guy the ideal time to play, at least, 70-80-90 games beginning to the World Cup that's what we would like to have him play before the World Cup", Dhoni said.
"I understand the pressure, it's not always that you turn up and at the same time, you get the kind of things which give you more experience than the others. So, we have to go through it," he said at a promotional event here today.
Dhoni, India's World Cup winning captain, was responding to a question on giving up captaincy in one of the formats to prolong his career.
Dhoni had, last year, said that he might have to give up a format to lead India's title defence in 2015 but such a decision would be made only at the end of 2013. Dhoni will be 33 by the time the World Cup starts in Australia and New Zealand.
The skipper said he is feeling a lot fitter and healthier than ever.
"I was really fortunate to see where I am right now with the amount of cricket that we are playing these days. As of now, it's looking good. The body is closely knit together. How it will be (in future), I don't know but so far so good," he said.
In a series of tweets, Dhoni shared with his over two lakh followers, photographs of the first bike that he bought -a Yamaha Rajdoot and how he dismantled the two-wheeler. 
"...I don't know who will assemble it but it was fun taking it apart," Dhoni tweeted accompanied by pictures of the bike."I think my plan of action is to restore the 1st bike that I bought for Rs 4500, ...Its in a very bad shape," Dhoni had tweeted last month.Free from his dismantling duties on the cricket field right now, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned his energies towards disassembling the first bike that he acquired as he enjoyed a rare break from the hectic international schedule.Dhoni has a fetish for bikes and has over a dozen of them besides 10 high-end cars. He bought his first bike for Rs 4,500 and plans to restore it. Dhoni also owns a two-wheeler racing team - Mahi Racing Team which competes in the World Superbike Championship.In pictures: Dhoni's dismantled bike which he is planning to restore.Another snapshot of Dhoni's first bike which he dismantled in order to give a new life to his old bike.Team India captain MS Dhoni is a self-confessed bike-freak. He is reported to have more than 20 bikes and 10 cars. His list of bikes include Yamaha Rx, Confederate Hellcat X 132, Yamaha Rxz, Kawasaki zx14r Ninja, Harley Davidson Fat boy, among others. As a hard-hitting batsman-wicketkeeper, Dhoni became popular for his long locks as well as his love for bikes. He was spotted speeding past most vehicles on the roads of Jharkhand during his early years in international cricketer. With fame chasing him, he chose to ride more in the comfort of darkness of night. Dhoni bought his first bike for Rs 4,500 and he said he planned to restore that bike. He also owns a two-wheeler racing team - Mahi Racing Team. The team has two bikers in Florian Marino of France and Dan Linfoot of Great Britain.Dhoni often collected bikes for prizes for his 'superhuman' efforts on cricketing field. In this pic, Dhoni drives a motorcycle which was awarded to him for being man of the series in the ODI tournament against England in 2007. India won that series 5-0. - AP Riding in the night looks the best bet for Dhoni to avoid the risk of getting mobbed. But that couldn't prevent fans from clicking his pic when he's enjoying his ride on his superbike. After humiliating Australia 4-0 in the Test series in India early this year, Dhoni and his men checked out the Formula 1 tract at Noida. Dhoni drove Confederate Hellcat X 132, his superbike costing Rs 60 lakh, and left everyone awed. 
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