ISLAMABAD – Former Indian Skipper MS Dhoni sacked unceremoniously by theIndian Cricket Board.
The Indian cricket board signalled it is ready for life without MahendraSingh Dhoni after dropping the long-serving wicketkeeper from its list ofcentrally contracted players on Thursday.
The former captain quit Test cricket in 2014 and has not played for Indiasince taking a break after the team’s semi-finals exit at the 2019International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in England last year.
Coach Ravi Shastri said earlier this month that Dhoni, who will turn 39 inJuly, could be considered for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), however, seemed to havemade up its mind and Dhoni, who has stonewalled retirement talks in hisrare media interactions, was conspicuous by his absence in the 27-playerlist.
In the new list, captain Virat Kohli, opener Rohit Sharma and pacespearhead Jasprit Bumrah have retained their place in the A+ grade, worth70 million Indian rupees ($986,923) a year.
