Dhoni last played for India against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi-final.
MS Dhoni will be mentoring the Indian cricket team during the upcoming T20 World Cup tournament. BCCI on Wednesday (September 8) announced the Indian squad for the ICC event, along with Dhoni's name for the mentor role.
Twitterati were overjoyed with the news of Dhoni's role for the 2021 T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman. They had waited to see him play for India one last time but the tournament was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Dhoni eventually announced retirement.
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The fans also took a dig ex-India cricketer Gautam Gambhir after Dhoni got the role of the mentor. There were light-hearted memes and jokes for Gambhir as fans believe he often takes potshots at Dhoni.
However, Gambhir has welcomed the move to appoint Dhoni as the mentor of Team India for T20 World Cup.
Apart from Dhoni's new role, R Ashwin coming back to the white-ball squad was a big surprise. He is accompanied by spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy, Akshar Patel, and Rahul Chahar in the 15-member squad.
Here are the reactions of fans to Dhoni's return: