A month ago, most the fans and former players were busy debating over whether MS Dhoni should retire from the game. His form was showing no signs of improvement and the emergence of Rishabh Pant only made things worse for him. Dhoni had a forgettable outing in 2018. He managed just 275 runs in 20 ODIs last year and he received severe criticism with majority suggesting that the time is right for the former skipper to hang his boots.
However, all the retirement talks have taken the back seat as of now after Dhoni’s stunning start to 2019. He hit the ground running after joining the team for the three-match ODI series in Australia. He scored the fifties in all the three matches, helping India win their first-ever bilateral ODI series on the Australian soil.
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Dhoni finished the series as the top-scorer, scoring 193 runs to bag the Man of the Series gong. He did not get too many opportunities in New Zealand but his 33-ball 48* runs knock in the second ODI was enough to show that he is going through a fine phase.
With Dhoni in red-hot form, the critics have shut their mouth and he has once again become Team India’s crisis man in ODIs. But as the World Cup is coming near each passing days, the apprehensions are elevating that it might be the legendary player’s last swansong. Well, the Indian head of Indian selection committee, MSK Prasad has given the Dhoni faithful a big relief by saying that the selectors have not discussed anything with Dhoni regarding his retirement.
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Talking about the same to ESPNCricinfo, Prasad said, “We have definitely not discussed this. Because prior to such a big tournament, I do not think it is wise to get distracted since all energies are geared towards preparing well for the World Cup. He is going to be the most important guy for India in the World Cup: be it in his advisory role to Virat, be it with his wicketkeeping, be it with is on-field mentoring of young players.”
