Published 17:51 IST, May 30th 2020
Ex-BCCI Treasurer says Indian Cricket still needs legendary stumper MS Dhoni's services
Former BCCI Treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry said that India Cricket still needs legendary cricketer & 2011 World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni's services
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Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry has said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has still got a lot to offer to Indian cricket. It so happened that #DhoniRetires was top trend India on Wednesday due to which many people reckoned that MS Dhoni might have hung up his boots. Dhoni has been on a sabbatical from game ever since Team India's World Cup 2019 semi-final loss at hands of New Zealand in Manchester last year.
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'One of finest minds in game': Anirudh Chaudhry
During an interview with a daily publication, Anirudy Chaudhry went on to say that MS Dhoni is fit and he is best wicketkeeper in India and one of finest minds in game. He n mentioned that during a match one would see veteran stumper asking a player to move to his right, and n to left and even though player would end up standing in same place, but idea is to make him alert as that player's mind might have been wavering a bit before that. former BCCI Treasurer n added that had he been decision-maker, n he would have had legendary cricketer in team.
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'You don't go by social media': Keshav Banerjee
Earlier, Dhoni's childhood coach Keshav Banerjee during his interview with a news daily went on to say that one should t go by social media as re are many things that become ‘trends’, but end up as fake news. He n mentioned that he has clue why people are after Dhoni because he is someone who will let everyone kw when time will come for him to take a call on his career. He furr added that veteran stumper is t kind of person who will call up people and tell m that he is retiring because he kws how to do it.
Furrmore, Banerjee also added that when 2011 World Cup-winning skipper feels that time has come, he will inform Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), call a proper press conference and do all things that need to be done just like he had done by anuncing his surprise retirement from red-ball cricket in December 2014.
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Talking about Jharkhand cricketer's comeback chances to national team, Dhoni's childhood coach mentioned that one will get to see in IPL how fit Dhoni still is and that he can play T20 World Cup even if it is postponed or even if showpiece event is played next year.
(Im Courtesy: AP)
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17:51 IST, May 30th 2020