T20 World Cup: MS Dhoni named mentor for India’s squad, to work closely with Ravi Shastri

Iconic former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday brought in as mentor of India’s 15-member T20 World Cup squad by the BCCI, a move that took everyone by surprise.

The 40-year-old Dhoni retired from international cricket last year, his last India game being the 2019 World Cup semi-final, which the team lost to New Zealand.

“Former India captain MS Dhoni to mentor the team for the T20 World Cup,” announced BCCI secretary Jay Shah in a press conference to unveil the squad for the T20 World Cup scheduled to start October 17 in the UAE and Oman.

“(I) spoke to him in Dubai. He agreed to be mentor for World T20 only and I discussed with my colleagues and all are on same page. I spoke to captain (Virat Kohli) and vice captain (Rohit Sharma), coach Ravi Shastri and everyone agreed,” he added.

💬 💬 Mr. @msdhoni will join #TeamIndia for the upcoming #T20WorldCup as a mentor.

The announcement from Mr. @JayShah, Honorary Secretary, BCCI, which made the entire nation happy.👍 pic.twitter.com/2IaCynLT8J

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 8, 2021

BCCI secy Jay Shah’s verbatim quote on Dhoni as Team Mentor: “As far as Mahendra Dhoni is concerned, I spoke to him when I was in Dubai. He was okay with my decision and he agreed to…

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