FAST & FURIOUS Dhoni will retire when he is outrun: Manjrekar
Mumbai, Aug. 8: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar on Saturday revealed Mahendra Singh Dhoni had told him he would consider himself fit for international cricket as long as he is “beating the fastest sprinter in the team.”
Manjrekar, a well-known commentator, said he had a chat with the two-time World Cup-winning former captain regarding his future in international cricket during India skipper Virat Kohli’s wedding in 2017.
“During Virat Kohli’s wedding, I had a little corner time with him and he said as long as ‘I am beating the fastest sprinter in the team, I am going to consider myself fit enough to be playing international cricket or playing high-level cricket’,” Manjrekar said.
“People like Tendulkar, Dhoni, these are champion cricketers. Once they are on public stage, you will never see Dhoni ever on a public stage, like a cricket field, looking slightly unfit or unable to sprint or run...,” he said on a sports show.
Dhoni’s last outing in competitive cricket was the 2019 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand.
Manjrekar also reckoned Dhoni would come good in the IPL, saying the presence of “only fourfive” good bowlers in the league is not enough to trouble the seasoned campaigner.
“He is going to be very good and one of the reasons he is so successful and consistent in IPL as a batsman as opposed to international is that he knows that there are about four to five bowlers to handle,” Manjrekar said.