There is a continuation of speculation about Dhoni’s retirement from cricket. Meanwhile, there is a news about Dhoni, that Dhoni will not be traveling with India for the West Indies tour. The announcement of Team India for West Indies tour under the chairmanship of MSK Prasad will be on Sunday 21 July.
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has made himself “unavailable” for the India tour of West Indies on Saturday. He will not be available in the forthcoming series with the team.
Dhoni is an honorary Lieutenant Colonel in Parachute Regiment of Paramilitary Force. According to a top BCCI official, it has come to know that Dhoni will be with his regiment for the next two months and will give his services to the army.
A top BCCI official told PTI that Dhoni has said that he is unavailable for the West Indies tour because he wants to spend two months with his paramilitary regiment. The official also clarified that Dhoni is not retiring from cricket at this time.
He said, “We are saying in clear words that Dhoni is not taking his retirement from cricket. He is taking two months’ rest for the service of his paramilitary regiment, which he has been doing before.
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