Published 12:50 IST, March 18th 2020

Virender Sehwag rules out MS Dhoni's return to Indian team: Report

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag explains how the return of MS Dhoni in Team India is difficult and spoke about India's recent defeat in New Zealand.

Reported by: Aakash Saini
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Former India captain MS Dhoni’s return to top-flight cricket is all set to be delayed due to postponement of much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) season. seasoned wicketkeeper-batsman last represented India during 2019 World Cup semi-final and has been on a sabbatical from international cricket since n. IPL 2020 was recently postponed to a launch date of April 15 by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in wake of ongoing worldwide crisis caused by coronavirus.

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Virender Sehwag rules out MS Dhoni’s India return ahead of IPL 2020

Former Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag is of opinion that it will be very difficult for MS Dhoni to re-join ‘Men in Blue’ as selectors have already moved on with new options. While speaking with a leading Indian media daily, Virender Sehwag credited likes of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul for ir recent performances. dashing also said that “re is reason” why selectors should t stick with m going forward.

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Virender Sehwag on India’s defeat and Virat Kohli’s form in NZ

India toured New Zealand for a full-fledged tour between January and March this year. While Indian team won five-match T20I series 5-0, y suffered crushing whitewashes in ODIs and Tests that followed. Speaking about defeat, Virender Sehwag admitted that New Zealand were better than India in ODI and Test series. He also spoke about Virat Kohli’s dip in form by saying that this has happened to all great batsmen of different eras.

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12:50 IST, March 18th 2020