Former Indian captain MS Dhoni has been silent over his future in the cricket career, but the fans have never thought of his retirement. All of them want to see him back in the Indian jersey. However, the former national selector Venkatapathy Raju has said that he won’t select Dhoni in the present time.
Raju was a part of the selection panel that had appointed Dhoni as the captain of the national team. After this, Dhoni came out as the most successful captain of the Indian team. He went on to give the team three ICC trophies – ICC World T20 2007, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
The former selector on MS Dhoni’s selection:
Now, Raju has given his opinion on the future of Dhoni in international cricket. He hinted that he would not have selected Dhoni if he was a part of the selection panel now.
“Any player has to keep playing and performing to be in the contention. Be it domestic, India-A series or any other competitive cricket. You don’t have to prove to others, but prove to yourself that you belong there,” Raju told Sportstar.
“Playing international cricket is never easy. It demands a different level of fitness and skills. For that, you have to be in the thick of it. I remember how I struggled coming back into Indian team after a three-year gap because of the totally different kind of intensive training in the Indian team as compared to playing Ranji or other first-class tournaments,” he added.
Former Indian captain Dhoni last played for the Indian team against New Zealand in the semi-final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Since then, he has neither played a competitive match at the domestic level nor at the international platform. The 38-year old will play the impending 13th edition of IPL. So many are hopeful that his performance in IPL 2020 might give him a chance in the national team.