He described Dhoni as the best ever captain in the history of Indian cricket.
MS Dhoni's retirement has become one of the must-have discussions among the cricket fraternity and the more recently #DhoniRetires trends on Twitter that further fueled speculation and now India’s 1983 World Cup-winning wicketkeeper-batsman Syed Kirmani has expressed his views on the same.
Kirmani on Friday (May 29) said Dhoni may not have talked about his future plans, but he doesn’t think the legendary captain would return to play for India again and even said believes that the suspended IPL 2020 would have been his last season with Chennai Super Kings.
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Dhoni has been out of action since India’s 2019 World Cup semi-final defeat to New Zealand in July and was keen to return to the field in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 which was suspended indefinitely due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Calling Dhoni the best ever captain in the history of Indian cricket, Kirmani said the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman has achieved everything in the game of cricket, but at the end, the decision of retirement from game lies on him.
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As per Asianet Newsable, Kirmani stated: “Dhoni would know better. He has been quiet. He has not spoken about his future plans. I don't think he would come back (to play for India). He has achieved all his dreams and goals. He has nothing left to achieve. However, the decision is his. What I understand by reading reports in the media is he is very keen to play the IPL. Probably this year's IPL could be his last.”
He signed off by saying, “With due respect to the captains who I have played under and against, I will put Dhoni above all. Compared to others, the credentials Dhoni has, none of the captains had. Again, I want to say this with due respect because this might hurt the captains who I have played under. This is the truth, they have to accept it. Certain truths are not accepted by and large.”
(With India Today Inputs)