Report: MS Dhoni likely to practice with Jharkhand U-23 team

Dixit Bhargav | 24/10/2019
Report: MS Dhoni likely to practice with Jharkhand U-23 team

Dhoni likely to practice with Jharkhand U-23 team: The veteran wicket-keeper batsman is expected to resume training soon.

Former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni was among the various facets of cricket which the newly-elected BCCI President Sourav Ganguly talked about in his first press conference after taking charge yesterday in Mumbai.

Given the 38-year old cricketer’s absence from the game post the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, there is a new speculation every passing day regarding his future.

MS Dhoni likely to practice with Jharkhand U-23 team

While it was speculated that Ganguly was slate to speak to the selectors with respect to Dhoni today, the same is yet to be confirmed. However, going by a fresh report, Dhoni is set to resume training with Jharkhand’s U-23 team in Ranchi.

“He [MS Dhoni] spoke to a support staff of the senior Jharkhand team but as they would be leaving for Surat to participate in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20s starting on November 8, he is likely to practise with under-23 boys at the stadium,” a source close to developments was quoted as saying as per New Indian Express.

The source further talked about Dhoni already starting physical training in the gym. If the same report if to be believed, Dhoni won’t take part in international cricket this year. If the same holds any truth, the legendary cricketer might be targeting the three-match ODI series against Australia at home in January for an international comeback.

“He has started working on his fitness by training at the gym. He also plays badminton, tennis and billiards at the venue. They all are part of his preparations. He might start playing competitive cricket from January which means he will not be a part of the Jharkhand team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy,” the source further added.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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