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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, March 19:\u00a0Former India opener and domestic legend Wasim Jaffer has said that going into the T20 World Cup, Team India cannot look beyond veteran wicket-keeper batsman M.S. Dhoni, if he is ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, March 19:<\/strong>&nbsp;Former India opener and domestic legend Wasim Jaffer has said that going into the T20 World Cup, Team India cannot look beyond veteran wicket-keeper batsman M.S. Dhoni, if he is fit and in form.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jaffer, who announced his retirement from all forms of the game earlier this month, claimed Dhoni&#39;s inclusion could ease the pressure on K.L. Rahul or Rishabh Pant; who are currently sharing the gloves for Team India in limited-overs cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;If Dhoni is fit and in form I think we can&#39;t look beyond him as he&#39;ll be an asset behind the stumps and also lower down the order. It&#39;ll take the pressure of keeping off Rahul and India can play Pant as a batsman too if they want a lefty,&quot; Jaffer said in a tweet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dhoni, 38, last played for India at the 2019 World Cup in England where the Men in Blue were knocked out in the semi-finals. Since then, he has been on a sabbatical and is due to appear on the cricket field in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India head coach Ravi Shastri has already stated that Dhoni&#39;s selection depends on his performance in IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It all depends on when he starts playing and how he is playing during the IPL. What are the other people doing with the wicket-keeping gloves or what is the form of those players as opposed to Dhoni&#39;&#39;s form. The IPL becomes a massive tournament because that could be the last tournament after which more or less your 15 is decided,&quot; Shastri had told IANS in November last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;There might be one player who might be there and thereabouts in case of an injury or whatever. But your team I would say would be known after the IPL. What I would say is rather than speculating of who is where, wait for the IPL to get over and then you are in a position to take a call on who are the best 17 in the country,&quot; he had added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The IPL 2020 edition, originally due to start on March 29, has been postponed till April 15 due to the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\r\n",
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