If Dhoni Decides He Is Good Enough To Continue, Don’t Mess Around With That: Ravi Shastri

India head coach Ravi Shastri believes former skipper MS Dhoni is a legend and he won't ever impose himself on the Indian cricket team

If Dhoni Decides He Is Good Enough To Continue, Don’t Mess Around With That: Ravi Shastri/ Photo: AFP

New Delhi: India former captain MS Dhoni has been on a sabbatical since the conclusion of grueling India Premier League season and the 2019 World Cup. At an event in Mumbai, the ace wicket-keeper broke silence for the first time on his retirement speculations and said "January tak mat pooch (don't ask me till January)" before questions on his sabbatical could be asked from him. India head coach Ravi Shastri believes MS Dhoni is a legend and he won't ever impose himself on the Indian cricket team. Shastri believes that IPL 2020 will go a long way in deciding if Dhoni will play T20I World Cup in Australia. "That guy is a legend. The last thing he will want is to impose himself on an Indian team, having known him. He is wanting to take a break but he is going to play the IPL," Shastri said in an episode of India Today Inspiration. "The amount of sport he has played... if he puts himself in contention... if he feels after the IPL that 'I am good enough to play for India', don't mess around with that," Shastri added. Recently, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had said there was "absolute clarity" among the team management on how to deal with Dhoni's future and things will get clearer in a few months time. "No no, there is clarity, but certain things cannot be said on public platform. There is absolute clarity on MS Dhoni and you'll find out in time," Ganguly told PTI. "There's transparency between the Board, MS and the selectors. When you deal with such champions -- MS Dhoni is an unbelievable athlete for India -- certain things have to be kept within the closed doors. It's very transparent and everybody knows where they stand," Ganguly added.