A lot has been spoken over the retirement of the former India skipper MS Dhoni. He has been on a sabbatical since India’s ouster from the ICC World Cup 2019 in England losing to New Zealand in the rain-marred semifinal clash.
He was anticipated to make a return during the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). In a bid to make a strong return, MS Dhoni began training on March 2 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium alongside the likes of Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla, and Murali Vijay. However, the tournament has been postponed for an indefinite period in the wake of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which was scheduled to commence from March 29.
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With the fate of IPL in deep water, Dhoni’s chances of making an international return is all but over. But former India cricketer VVS Laxman believes the legendary cricketer is still fit to lead Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
I think, playing for CSK will keep him going because he’s supremely fit and age is just a number, and especially when someone like MS Dhoni is not only physically fit, but mentally very astute as a captain as a leader he enjoys leading the CSK franchise,” Laxman said while speaking on Star Sports’ ‘Cricket Connected’ show.
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“Not only this IPL, he will probably play in the next couple of IPLs, and then we will take a call about his future as a cricketer,” he added.
Furthermore, VVS Laxman admitted that Dhoni is very clear as far as future plans are concerned and he must have communicated that with Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli.