IPL performance will decide Dhoni’s WT20 chances: Kumble

TIL Desk Sports/ Anil Kumble feels that M.S. Dhoni’s future with the Indian team and his inclusion or exclusion from the squad that travels to Australia for the 2020 World T20 may depend upon how the veteran wicketkeeper does in the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL).

“It’s all about how MS (Dhoni) goes about the IPL and if at all the Indian team believes that they need this services for the World Cup, then from there on he may be a part of the team. But we will have to wait and see,” Kumble told.

The spin legend, who was Dhoni’s predecessor as captain of the Indian Test team, said that the management should be exploring specialist wicket takers as opposed to looking at all-rounders. “I certainly believe that you need wicket taking bowlers and someone like a Kuldeep (Yadav) and (Yuzvendra) Chahal need to be a part of that in my view. Yes, there are instances where you know the ball gets wet because of the dew, then is it right for two wrist-spinners to be there,” he said.