Former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni has not played international cricket after India’s semi-final against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup. During a Facebook Live session with Sportskeeda, former India wicketkeeper, Kiran More spoke about Dhoni’s sabbatical, saying that it is his personal call and we need to respect it. More also maintained that Dhoni was raring to go when he saw the latter in the nets.
The first captain to win three ICC trophies was all set to return to competitive cricket in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), but the tournament got postponed indefinitely due to the Covid-19 threat.
More explained, “It’s going to be tough, not going to be easy. Mind says you want to, but the body does not allow. Before IPL, he was fit, I saw him in the nets, he was raring to go. In tennis, guys of 34, 39 are on top of their game. Now if you are disciplined, if you keep your mind and body strong you can make a comeback. Ashish Nehra made a comeback and did very well.”
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Calling Dhoni’s availability his call, More called for it to be respected. The former India gloveman also added that his fellow wicketkeeper’s priority is Indian cricket, suggesting he stepped down as Indian captain for the same reason.
Kiran elaborated, “Problem with selectors is that if someone is not available, you need to look ahead. He’s not been playing international or domestic, Dhoni’s priority is Indian cricket. When he was captain, he decided he won’t captain and Kohli would. He had respect for the game and the country.”
According to the former stumper, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha and Sanju Samson are all outstanding, and KL Rahul is doing pretty well too. The former India wicketkeeper also added that sports would move on and that if given enough opportunities, these youngsters may just break Dhoni’s records.
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Kiran More, who is also a former chief selector, further said that if Dhoni’s mind and body is strong, he still has cricket left in him, while adding that he noticed a fit and enthusiastic Dhoni in the nets before the IPL.
