MSK Prasad, The Indian chairman of selectors, asserted that former skipper MS Dhoni will not be in doubt for limited-overs side till the end of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. “We are preparation some wicket keepers batsmen on India A tours. We have fixed our minds till the World Cup and in the latter stages after that will try and bring in those young guys. Let me tell you frankly that those boys are still not up to the mark where we would have liked them to be. We will keep giving them chances in the India A tours and make sure they are nurtured properly,” Prasad said.

'If Dhoni is not delivering, we will have to look at alternatives' – were the exact words uttered by Prasad a day after the announcement of the squad for Sri Lanka ODI series in August. "Discussions happen about everybody. It is not just MS. When we pick, when we talk about combinations, we talk about everybody. You will also see in time to come." And when asked about his confidence on seeing the veteran till 2019 World Cup, he said, "We will see, we will see. The legend that he is, we don't want to make it… but yes we have a plan”Fans expressed their outrage. But for Dhoni, amid all controversies which even went to the extent of analysts and former cricketers asking him to make way for youngsters, the Ranchi legend slowly and silently kept proving his worth. But all have been just one-off strokes. Few have even criticised his abilities behind the stumps too.