Indian wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni has ruled himself out of international cricket return till November. He last played for India in the Cricket World Cup 2019 semifinal against New Zealand. He then made himself unavailable for the West Indies tour and went to serve the Indian army.

He was not considered for the South Africa T20I series as well with Rishabh Pant being considered, while Dhoni had a vacation in the USA and reached India just recently. Now as per reports of Mumbai Mirror, he will now be extending his break from cricket, meaning he will miss out on both the Vijay Hazare Trophy as well as the home T20I series against Bangladesh.

This may result in Dhoni returning to action in November when West Indies come for a series in India.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar meanwhile mentioned that Dhoni should leave international cricket with dignity and call time on his career, instead of being pushed out. "Nobody knows to know what is in MSD's mind. Only he can clarify what he thinks his future with Indian cricket is. But I think with him being 38 now, India should be looking ahead. Because by the time the next T20 World Cup comes around he will be 39 years old," Gavaskar had told India Today.

"His overall presence on the field will be calming for the captain because the captain gets the benefit of his views. So that is a huge plus. But I do believe the time has come. Everybody has a shelf life and I do believe with the greatest of respect to Dhoni and I am a fan as millions of others; I just believe he should be going without being pushed out. He should be going on his own terms,” said Gavaskar.

(Mumbai Mirror inputs)