There seems to be a difference in opinion among former cricketers on whether M.S. Dhoni should continue playing or hang his boots. Ever since the culmination of the 50-overs World Cup in England and Wales, speculations have been rife that Dhoni might have played his last game for the country. While he has made himself unavailable, there is no official word on what exactly is the plan of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While some in the cricket fraternity believe it is up to the 38-year-old to call time on his cricketing career, there are few voices among former players who believe the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman should now hang his boots so that the Indian thinktank can nurture young talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo whoever is the captain , Virat or any one else, should have the courage to say so, that this player is not fitting into the scheme of things. It\u2019s time for some of the youngsters to get groomed in the next four-five years, because ultimately it is not about Dhoni, it is about the country.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, who is known to not mince his words when it comes to expressing his opinion, believes that the decision of retirement should be left on Dhoni. But he doesn\u2019t see him playing the 2023 World Cup and thus, it is only fair that a young player is given the opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel that retirement is a very individual decision. Till the time you want to play you are allowed to play, but you do have to look at the future as well. I do not see Dhoni playing the next World Cup,\u201d Gambhir told Indian Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cricketer-turned politician doesn\u2019t see Dhoni playing the next World Cup for India and therefore wants chances to be given to players like Rishabh Pant or Sanju Samson in order to prepare them well for the quadrennial event to be held in India in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is not about Dhoni staying on for the next cricket World Cup, it is about winning the next cricket World Cup. You might want to give the opportunity to Rishabh Pant or Sanju Samson, any young cricketer\u2026 They should get the opportunity\u2026 I think personally, if you ask me, I think it\u2019s time for Indian cricket to look beyond Dhoni.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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