Former Indian cricket captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has mentioned that the board has “absolute clarity” about MS Dhoni’s future, but the same has not yet been disclosed to the public. The wicket-keeper has not played a single international game for Team India since the World Cup semis against New Zealand in July this year. He missed the tour of West Indies to serve in the Indian Army and opted out of the series’ against South Africa and Bangladesh. He ruled himself out for selection for the home series against Windies starting from next week as well.
“There is clarity, but certain things cannot be said on the public platform,” Ganguly told PTI. “There is absolute clarity on MS Dhoni and you’ll find out in time.”
“There’s transparency between the board, MS and the selectors,” he noted. “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.”
In an event held on Wednesday, Dhoni asked a reporter to not quiz him over his future in the sport and mentioned that the same would be cleared by January 2020. Indian head coach Ravi Shastri had stated earlier that the Indian team management is waiting till IPL 2020 to assess Dhoni’s form and fitness before they decide on his future in the side.
In Dhoni’s absence, Rishabh Pant has been donning the role of keeper and finisher, although without much success.