Former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has made himself unavailable for selection till November while there have been talks on whether M.S. Dhoni should continue playing or hang his boots.
Ever since the culmination of the 50-overs World Cup in England and Wales, speculations have been rife that Dhoni might have played his last game for the country. He was not part of India squad on the tour to West Indies and preferred to serve Army.
After spending some time in the Indian Army, Mahendra Singh Dhoni took time off and flew off to America. Now, many pictures of the ‘Captain Cool’ clicked with his fans in America are going viral. Dhoni’s fans are sharing his pictures on social media a lot.
Former Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, who is known to not mince his words when it comes to expressing his opinion, believes that the decision of retirement should be left on Dhoni. But he doesn’t see him playing the 2023 World Cup and thus, it is only fair that a young player is given the opportunity.
“I feel that retirement is a very individual decision. Till the time you want to play you are allowed to play, but you do have to look at the future as well. I do not see Dhoni playing the next World Cup,” Gambhir told Indian Express.
“So whoever is the captain (then), Virat (Kohli) or anyone else, should have the courage to say so, that this player is not fitting into the scheme of things. It’s time for some of the youngsters to get groomed in the next four-five years, because ultimately it is not about Dhoni, it is about the country.’