Harbhajan, the third bowler to take the highest wicket for India in Test cricket, reacted to the news of the former Indian captain being dropped from the BCCI's centrally contracted players list. In the last season, Dhoni was in the A category of the contracted list.
Asked if Dhoni will play in World T20 as he has started practice. To this, Harbhajan said, I don't think he (Dhoni) will play for India again because he had decided that he (2019) will play till the World Cup itself.
He must be preparing for the IPL. When Harbhajan was asked if Dhoni would have a chance to make a place in India's World T20 team after a good performance in the IPL, he said, "I am confident that Dhoni's performance in the IPL will be great, but I don't think if he Even if he performs well in the IPL, he will be able to play for India.
He said if Rishabh Pant performs brilliantly in IPL? Will you remove Pant from the playing XI? A top BCCI official said on Thursday that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was certain to be dropped from the central contract list and he was informed by the National Selection Committee before finalizing the list. If the former captain joins the T-20 team this year, then he can get a place in the list again, but it is unlikely. The 38-year-old former captain, who is a two-time World Cup winner, is not shocking because he has not played international cricket for nearly six months. "I want to clarify that one of the top officials of BCCI had spoken to Dhoni and told him about the central contracts," the official said. He was told clearly that since he has not played any match since September 2019, he cannot be placed on the list. Asked who among BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Secretary Jai Shah and CEO Rahul Johri spoke to Dhoni, the official refused to say. He said, who talked, there is no need to fall into it. The point is that it is necessary to tell the player of his stature that at the moment he is out of the central contract and this was done in a proper manner. The official said that if Dhoni makes a place in the T20 World Cup squad to be held in Australia, then he can be given a contract on a 'pro-rata' basis. Under the current rule, a central contract can be given to the same player who has played at least three Tests or eight ODIs. He can join the list even if he plays so many T20 matches. Asked whether Dhoni can retire from ODI cricket after this, he said, Mahendra Singh Dhoni can tell about this himself.
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