Team India will take on Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June at the Oval in London. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced the 15-member squad. While there were a couple of expected changes, the board has selected a balanced squad keeping the swinging and overcast conditions in mind. MS Dhoni will play WTC Final: what Ravi Shastri said.
During an interaction on ESPNCricinfo, Shastri was asked if the option of Dhoni should be considered, given that all wicket-keepers were being evaluated in the absence of Pant. The question was posed in a light-hearted manner, but it raises an important point about the team’s strategy.
With Pant out of the picture, the selectors must carefully weigh their options and choose the best candidate for the job. “Oh yeah. He has shown up a lot of young keepers in the country with the way he has kept behind the stumps, the way he has moved just for someone who doesn’t play first-class cricket just to pitch up,” Shastri said.
In the 2023 IPL season, Dhoni has proven to be an exceptional wicket-keeper and has also made the most of his limited opportunities with the bat while playing for the Chennai Super Kings. When asked about the possibility of Dhoni coming out of retirement, Shastri provided a straightforward response, stating, “Nah. Once MS makes up his mind, he makes up his mind.
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To leave Test cricket, where he could have easily played for a year or year and a half, if he was statistically driven like our country is then he would have loved that 100 Test match mark, big crowd, nice ceremony, nice presentation, walk around the crowd, say goodbye to everyone…he doesn’t want that. He’s like hands up, new man is there, let him be.”
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