Former India captain MS Dhoni’s childhood coach Keshav Bannerjee feels success in the Champions Trophy in June would push his ward to play on till the 2019 World Cup, PTI reported.
“At the moment, his sole focus is on the Champions Trophy. If he’s successful there, I think he would go on till the World Cup 2019,” Banerjee said on Monday.
“It’s natural that with age, you would not hit the same strike rate. But his will power and game-analysing sense are the two qualities that make him special. He’s out there playing domestic one-dayers (Vijay Hazare Trophy) to keep himself in shape ahead of the Champions Trophy.”
Having surprised everyone by calling it quits from Tests Down Under in late 2014, Dhoni stepped down from limited overs captaincy in January.
“He never liked to be pushed so he called it quits before any one could point fingers at him in the Tests format,” Banerjee said. “He never kept anyone in the loop, even his best friend or parents did not know when he quit Tests,” he added.
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