Dhoni, almost a decade ago, said, ‘No one can retire from playing in the World Cup,’ referring to Test cricket, retiring almost 5 years ago from the other two formats of international cricket. Now, he is only playing in the IPL.
However, in this edition of the IPL, Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to have brought back the Dhoni of two decades ago. With his long hair from the beginning of his career, his role as a finisher, outstanding keeping, and quick running between the wickets, Dhoni has returned with the full package.
Playing for Chennai Super Kings, he has found opportunities to face 35 balls so far, where Dhoni’s old form can be seen. In just 35 balls, he scored 91 runs with a strike rate of 260. He has batted 6 innings and has been out only once. Seeing Dhoni’s ‘old’ form, many feel that he should be invited to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
In this team, the last two names are Varun Aaron and Irfan Pathan, who were Dhoni’s contemporaries in the Indian team. The former two cricketers believe that if Dhoni wants to play in the T20 World Cup, no one can refuse. Maybe it won’t happen (breaking the retirement), but no one will think anything of it. There won’t be any problem for anyone.
Because he is batting exceptionally well in the IPL. The T20 World Cup will start on June 1st. This time the tournament will be hosted by the West Indies and the United States. The boards have been given time until May 1st to announce the preliminary squad for the World Cup by the ICC.
India’s selection panel, led by Ajit Agarkar, is not waiting to announce the squad based on the IPL form of the players. They can choose two regular and backup wicketkeeper-batsmen. Indian media suggests that selectors are considering Rishabh Pant, Lokesh Rahul, Sanju Samson, and even 38-year-old Dinesh Karthik.
Along with them, Aaron and Pathan are in favor of keeping Dhoni in the squad. Between 2007 and 2013, India won almost all the major trophies under Dhoni’s leadership.
After that, India was not lucky enough to touch any global trophy. Some believe that if Dhoni breaks his retirement and plays for the country again, India will rise to the top in the rankings.
But is it possible to convince Dhoni? The question was asked to Rohit Sharma, India’s captain, a few days ago. In response, Rohit said, ‘It will be difficult to convince MS. Although he is coming to the United States. But he doesn’t want to play cricket, he wants to do something else. He will be busy with golf at that time.'”
