MS Dhoni should be considered for 2019 World Cup, believes Sunil Gavaskar

Former Indian Captain MS Dhoni who is not doing well with the bat in recent days has been dropped by the Indian selectors as they want to experiment with other players. Selectors believe that Rishabh Pant can be a good player to handle the role of MS Dhoni as a wicket-keeper batsman in T20s. Gavaskar believes that Dhoni adds great value to the team when it comes to the field placements and guiding bowlers from behind the stumps. 

“There’s no doubt about it. In 50 overs where there is that much more time, that’s when MSD comes into play. You know he makes those small field adjustments, talking to the bowlers in Hindi – telling them where to bowl and what to bowl. It’s a huge plus for Virat.” Gavaskar told to Star Sports as quoted by the ICC website.

“MSD is an absolute must for the 2019 World Cup. But having said that, I believe, the way Rohit Sharma has come to the party as a captain, as a thinker, as a planner. He has been brilliant. With Rohit coming in and also Ajinkya Rahane, Virat has a couple more shoulders to lean on. Therefore, I think this [is a] move to have MS Dhoni take a break from T20I cricket.”

The Indian Chief Selector had clarified that even if Dhoni is dropped fromT20Is it doesn’t mean he would never play again. “Dhoni’s not going to play the six T20Is because we’re looking at the second keeper slot. It is not the end of Dhoni in T20Is,” Prasad had said after the declaration of the teams for the upcoming T20I series. 

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