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It has been a long time since Indian cricket fans have seen MS Dhoni donning the Indian jersey and playing for Team Indian. The former Indian skipper, who last played for India in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, has been on a long break from cricket. The 39-year-old cricketer was not part of India vs West Indies series 2019. Moreover, he was also not named in the Indian squad in ongoing South Africa’s tour of India 2019. Due to Indian wicketkeeper’s long absence from the field, many cricket followers are also fearing about his retirement plans and his possible ouster from next year’s T20I World Cup 2020. However, here we will look at some prominent reasons why the Indian legend should definitely be part of Indian squad in T20 World Cup 2020. MS Dhoni Shares Fun Video of Gully Cricket on Social Media.
MS Dhoni’s retirement rumours started doing the rounds during ICC CWC 2019. Before India’s outer from the global cricket tournament, reports started doing rounds that MS Dhoni might announce his retirement from cricket after World Cup 2019 final. However, Team India suffered an unfortunate loss against New Zealand in World Cup 2019 semi-final, while many expected India to be the favourites to bag the trophy. Post CWC 2019, Dhoni has kept himself away from any cricketing action and his selection in T2OI World Cup 2020 is still under shadows. However, here are some strong reasons why MS Dhoni should play the T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia. MS Dhoni to Retire? Fans Trend #Dhoni and Term it 'Black Day' in Indian Cricket as Former Indian Captain's Retirement Rumours Gain Pace (See Tweets).
Fitness!
In spite of his growing age, MS Dhoni has managed to keep him fit for all the hard work on the cricket field. Dhoni follows healthy diets and regular exercises to keep him fit. His fitness has enabled him to perform heroics behind the wicket too. Dhoni has also successfully passed YoYo tests in recent past and this proves that when it comes to fitness, Dhoni gets full marks.
Form in T20s!
MS DhoniMS Dhoni has played 5 T20I matches in 2019 so far smashing 130 runs at a batting average of 43 plus. Taking his batting position and the number of balls he usually gets to play in a T20I match, these stats aren’t poor. His highest score in these five matches was 40 and there were two matches in which he remained not out. 12 Years of India’s ICC T20 World Cup 2007 Victory: Here’s a Look at Forgotten Facts About the Memorable Triumph Under MS Dhoni’s Captaincy!
In IPL 2019, he played 7 matches and scored 416 runs at a strike rate of 134 plus. His unbeaten 84 run-knock against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore was a thrilling innings which showed his spectacular power with the bat. Well, this totally proves that Dhoni still has the magic in him and he can be a crucial part of the Indian squad in T20I World Cup 2020 in Australia.
Partnership Builder!
MS Dhoni’s ability to set up partnerships is a well-known fact. The right-handed batsman knows very well how to keep his wicket and this helps him to build crucial partnerships in a match. Even in World Cup 2019 semi-final match against New Zealand, he managed a 116-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja after India lost 6 wickets at the score of just 96. Dhoni's ability to build partnerships will be very crucial for Team India at ICC World Cup T20 2020.
Captaincy Support!
Captaincy skills can be called as USP of MS Dhoni. Being the only skipper to win all ICC tournaments- T20I World Cup (2007), Cricket World Cup (2011) and Champions Trophy (2013)- Dhoni effectively proves that he is a champion when it comes to captaincy. Even after Virat Kohli became Dhoni’s successor in leading the Indian team, Dhoni helped him and backed him. Kohli is going great in his leadership of Indian team so far, but Dhoni’s help will prove very crucial for Kohli in World Cup T20 tournament in Australia next year.
Wicket Keeping Skills!
MS Dhoni has been phenomenal with his role of wicket-keeper. Even in 2019, many of his stumping dismissals became viral after he dismissed batsmen in milliseconds. Dhoni’s reflexes behind the stumps are still up to the mark. In IPL 2019, he took 11 catches and 5 stumpings, bagging 16 dismissals in 7 matches. In the absence of powerful experienced wicketkeepers in the Indian team, MS Dhoni can be roped in as the primary wicketkeeper in T20I World Cup 2020. ICC World T20 2020: India Keen to Enhance the Bowling Bench Strength Ahead of the Mega Tournament.
Well, there can be few reasons why selectors should replace MS Dhoni in T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia, however, these above reasons are quite effective to induct MS Dhoni a part of Team India squad in the cricket tournament next year. Many Indian cricket fans are quite excited about his selection and really want to see him play in ICC World Cup 2020.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 25, 2019 06:22 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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