"Tomorrow there is some tournament going on so the good bowlers are not available," an India team spokesman said on Friday.
"We say 'ok today we have a net'."
Saha's news conference was an hour late and while the language barrier didn't help matters, it was hardly worth the wait.
"Pressure is there but it's a positive," Saha said through a team spokesman when asked what it was like stepping into Dhoni's shoes.
"There is no negative in it. There is only good positive pressure."
Saha said he had not heard anything about retirements, amid Indian media speculation that veteran batsman VVS Laxman was considering quitting. Laxman's thoughts were not available.
Ditto for Sachin Tendulkar on his frustrations at the team's three-nil effort in the series.
Laxman is expected to play in Adelaide, with Dhoni and chairman of selectors Kris Srikkanth saying the time for decisions on generational change is not mid-series.
The 37-year-old, who is averaging only 17 in the Test series against Australia, had a private batting session on Thursday on a scheduled day off for the team and Laxman was back in the outdoor nets with the squad on Friday.
Asked to respond to a comment from Pakistan great Wasim Akram that Dhoni's side was an embarrassment to cricket on the sub-continent, Saha's translator said sharply: "No! He does not feel that."
Australia will train at the Adelaide Oval nets on Saturday.
Dhoni, who trained on Friday, is unlikely to take a tour of the nearby wineries on Saturday's rest day.
He has already done that this week.
TV cameras are trained on the team's hotel foyer to feast on any opportunity to portray the players as sightseeing and being in holiday mode, despite embarrassing the nation with their poor performances against Australia.
Virender Sehwag will lead the side after Dhoni received a one-Test ban for his side's slow over-rate in last week's third Test.
- AAP
