MS Dhoni dropped from T20I series against Windies, Australia

MS Dhoni (Image - IANS)

Pune, Oct 27 - Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Friday dropped from the Indian T20I squads for the three-match rubber against the West Indies and also the subsequent three T20I matches against Australia. CRICKET TRIVIA

Rohit Sharma will lead India in the upcoming T20I series against the Windies with regular skipper Virat Kohli being rested.Kohli, though, will be back to lead the men-in-blue in the three-match T20I series against Australia, that begins on November 21.

Dhoni isn't part of both the T20I squads, with rookie keeper-bat Rishabh Pant set to don the big gloves, announced BCCI's chairman of selectors MSK Prasad after its meeting here.

Assuring that the doors aren't totally closed for Dhoni's return to the shortest format, Prasad said: "Dhoni is not going to play the 6 T20Is because we're looking at the second keeper slot. It is not the end of Dhoni in T20Is.ace

Meanwhile, the selection committee also announced the comeback of all-rounder Kedar Jadhav for the fourth and fifth One-day Internationals against the Windies.

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