Ever since Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as India’s limited-overs skipper, talk of him retiring from international cricket has been viciously doing the rounds. However, the former India skipper is in no mood to quit international cricket and has said he can even go beyond the 2019 World Cup if his body permits him to.

The 35-year-old has looked in good touch since resigning from limited-overs captaincy earlier this year. He has also promoted himself in the batting order and looked at his devastating best during the limited-overs series against England, where he scored a century before hitting his first T20I half-century.

He also looked in good touch during the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he led Jharkhand to semi-final. Dhoni scored 330 runs at an outstanding average of 66 with the help of a century and half-century.

His immediate assignment with team India is to defend the Champions Trophy title in England in June but the million-dollar question is whether he’ll be in the team during the next 50-over World Cup. And India’s most decorated skipper has made it clear he’ll be playing his fourth World Cup if everything goes according to the plan.

“There’s is nothing called 100 per cent. The reason being, two years is a long time,” Dhoni pointed out.

“A lot can change in two years, especially when you have played cricket for over 10 years. Especially the Indian cricket team schedule which is very tough.

“After playing cricket for so long, you become a vintage vehicle and so a little of caring is needed but you have be there. So looking at everything how it is going through, definitely,” he added.

“But as I said, a lot can happen in the coming days.”

When Dhoni was further asked whether he sees himself playing at the highest level after 2019, he said:

“Yes, the way I am today, I can easily go beyond the 2019 World Cup,” he concluded.