Central contract has no relation with Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s India future: BCCI

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the mens contract for the period of October 2019 to September 2020 and the major omission was former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. While eyebrows were raised if this meant the end of the road for the Man with the Midas Touch, it has come to the fore that the door to the Indian team is still open for the best finisher India produced.

Speaking to IANS, a BCCI official said that the central contract has nothing to do with playing for the country and till the time Dhoni announces his retirement, he is free to perform and stake a claim in the Indian team.

“Let’s get the facts right. A contract isn’t the ultimate authority on whether you can play for the country or not. Regular players are given a contract and to be honest, Dhoni hasn’t played for the national team since the 2019 World Cup. So, he wasn’t named in the contract.

“If someone sees this as the end of the road or some hint from the selectors, it isn’t the case.

“He can still perform and get back into the national team if he wants and that includes playing for India in the T20 World Cup. The central contract honestly has no relation to Dhoni’s India future. In the past also you have had players without a contract playing for the country and you will see that in the future as well. Assuming things doesn’t help,” the official explained. IANS

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