It's MS Dhoni’s call to decide if he wants to play, asserts Madan Lal
Madan Lal has opined that it is up to MS Dhoni to take a call when he wants to make a comeback into international cricket or he wants to make a comeback at all. Dhoni took a break before India’s tour of West Indies earlier this year after which he has not announced his availability yet.
It was after the 2019 World Cup semifinal loss against New Zealand that speculations about MS Dhoni’s retirement took off to a new level. Just after the World Cup campaign, India toured the Caribbean with a team without Dhoni after he announced his two-month break from international cricket. Eight months passed by, Dhoni’s two-month break seems to be a never-ending one.
More so with the outgoing chief selector MSK Prasad’s several statements suggesting that the doors are closed on MSD, it is really up to the wicket-keeper batsman to take a call on his future. Former Indian allrounder and 1983 World Cup winner Madan Lal, in an interview to ANI, said that it is up to the legend to take a call whether he wants to continue playing or hang his boots up.
“Its Dhoni’s call to decide if he wants to play. It will be very tough to make a come in the team directly so he should start playing cricket whether it’s domestic or any other matches,” Madan Lal told ANI.
Asserting about the first ODI between India and West Indies, Lal said that the Indian bowling attack needs to be filled with more ammunition.
“But one thing which strikes me was why the Indian team have weaker the bowling attack? See in past few years the matches we have won are because of bowling, your bowling attack has to be good because you don’t need 8,9,10 to bat and yesterday they played with 2 pacers and floater bowlers and they were expensive. If the Indian team wants to win matches then they have to strengthen bowling attack,” Lal exclaimed.
Lal praised the Windies for their drastic improvement in ODIs and T20Is under the leadership of Kieron Pollard from where they left in the Caribbean islands against India.
“West Indies team is looking different they have also played really good cricket in T20s but the results were not in their favour but yesterdays match they win is very promising under pollard. Both West Indies batsman played fantastic innings they did not panic very smoothly they achieved the target and it seems that this series is going to be a good one and the way they are playing I feel that upcoming matches will also be good,” he concluded.
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