Former India skipper MS Dhoni has finally come back to India after a successful tour of Australia and New Zealand. The 37-year-old has been at his menacing best during the tours. Before the start of the tour, there were question marks over Dhoni’s inclusion for the World Cup later this year. He has put some stop to his critics when he bagged the Man of the Series against Australia in ODIs.
The veteran has also been phenomenal wearing his wicket-keeping gloves and has been a big reason for India’s success in limited overs lately. Dhoni landed in India on Monday at the Mumbai airport.
Here are visuals of Dhoni from the airport:
.@msdhoni back in bay after New Zealand & Australia tour!🇮🇳🏏@seemantlohani @mihir_diwakar #Dhoni #MSDhoni #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/vOiDlbdMrP
— MS Dhoni Fans Official (@msdfansofficial) February 12, 2019
However, Dhoni is on the verge of adding another feather to his already illustrious cap when India host Australia in the upcoming limited overs series. He is just three matches away from surpassing Mark Boucher record of keeping wickets in most international matches. Recently, he became the first Indian to feature in 300 T20s.
Australia will lock horns with the Indian team in a two-match T20I series followed by a five-match ODI series. It will also be the last chance for both the teams to getting their combinations in place ahead of the ICC World Cup later in the year in England (Australia will play Pakistan later while the Indian players will be featuring in the IPL). While the T20Is will be played from 7 pm local time, all the ODIs will start from 1:30 pm local time.
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Australia has already named their squad and the big news is that Mitchell Starc will not be coming to India and Jhye Richardson will be his cover. Aaron Finch would be leading the squad.