New Delhi: The Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI) would have contacted the former captain of India Mahendra Singh Dhoni with an offer to join the national team as mentor before the ICC T20 World Cup next year. While the news generated excitement among fans, the former cricket player and Western Bengal legislator, Manoj Tiwary, replied with an ironic remark on the reclusive nature of Dhoni.Addressing Ani, Tiwary joked the difficulty of contacting the former Skipper of India.
“Woh telephone uthaye hain na nahi woh answer kya karenge… woh message padhenge ki nahi padhenge (he won the phone? The answers to the messages of him are also very rare, many players have said it. Will he read the message or not, we don’t know), “he said Tiwary with a smile.The former Bengal captain also declared that the key question was whether Dhoni will accept the role in the first place.“The first thing is whether he will accept the role or not. It is very difficult for me to predict what impact he will have.Dhoni, 43, called time for his international career in 2020, but continues to be a pillar of the Indian Premier League as Captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Under its direction, the franchise raised five IPL titles, the last to come in 2023, reaffirming its stature as one of the most prosperous leaders of the game.Throughout its international trip, Dhoni directed India to three main ICC trophies – the first world of the CPI Twenty20 in 2007, the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 and the ICC champions trophy in 2013.
