It’s confirmed, MS Dhoni will play in 2019 cricket World Cup. See who has given him the thumbs up!

Team India coach Ravi Shastri has assured MS Dhoni fan that the Ranchi-born will feature in the 2019 cricket World Cup

By: Score Keepers |
September 14, 2017 11:13 am

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the best captains to have led the Indian cricket team. Now that he is in the twilight of his career, questions were raised over his availability and fitness for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, played under a lot of pressure in Sri Lanka, as the BCCI chairman MSK Prasad had made it clear that Dhoni had to show a good performance if he had to remain in the team. Dhoni allowed his bat to do the talking in Sri Lanka. He bailed India out of a precarious situation in the second One Day International and showed that he still had the skills required to finish off a match. With match winnings to his credit and records to his name, it seems that he is finally gathering support from the Indian cricket setup. Team India coach Ravi Shastri has assured MS Dhoni fans the world over that the Ranchi-born wicketkeeper will feature in the 2019 cricket World Cup.

In an interview to India TV, Ravi said, “Where else will you find a legend like M.S. Dhoni? Dhoni is in the same league as Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar or Kapil Dev. We have to respect his achievements.”

He added,

A player is evaluated on the basis of his current form and fitness and Dhoni has both. If you see his wicketkeeping, he is the best in ODI cricket. His fitness is superb, he batted well in Sri Lanka. And let me tell you, it was just a trailer what you saw in Sri Lanka now wait for the movie. If he continues to play like this, there no question of not having him in the team for the 2019 world cup. You can’t even think of a team without Dhoni.

He also gave us a status update on veterans Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh.

Doors are not closed. They will be inducted only after they are declared fit. I have a problem. The amount of cricket that we are playing, we need at least 20 to 25 players. It is very difficult for a single player to play all forms of cricket. Players need rest.

The 2019 Cricket World Cup will be hosted from May 30 to July 15, 2019, in England and Wales.