TIL Desk Sports/ India captain Virat Kohli reiterated that Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains an integral part of the ODI team and the veteran wicket-keeper batsman decided not to play the upcoming T20I series against West Indies and Australia only to make way for the much younger Rishabh Pant.
“I think the selectors have already addressed this if I am not wrong. And he has been spoken to, firstly… So, I don’t see any reason why I should be sitting here and explaining that. I think the selectors have come out and explained exactly what happened,” said Kohli at the post-match press conference after guiding India to another series win at home, in Thirvananthapuram, on Thursday.
“I was not part of that conversation so… It is what the selectors explained. I think people are putting too much variables into the situation, which is not the case I can assure you of that. He is still a very integral part of this team and he just feels that in the T20 format, someone like Rishabh can get more chances. “Dhoni has been dropped for the upcoming T20 series against the West Indies and Australia and there is a possibility that he could never play for India again in the shortest format.
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