Ahead of his 38th birthday and his match against Sri Lanka, former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is facing criticism these days due to poor form and reports of his retirement. While his failure to rotate the strike in the middle overs has consistently raised questions, Dhoni's big statement has come in between.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently told the reporter, "I myself don't know when I will retire. Though some people just let me retire before the Sri Lankan match." Dhoni has been quick to point out these things to his critics, not the team men, but the outsiders.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's failure to raise a fast run in the middle overs is a cause for concern for critics, but it is not an issue for Indian captain Virat Kohli at all. Kohli has termed Dhoni as a great player. He has valued his experience and advice while defending Dhoni.

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Indian bowling coach Bharat Arun made a big statement on Dhoni saying that his batting cannot be compared to Virat Kohli, who is now the world's number one batsman. At the same time, when Arun was asked if the team management had talked to Dhoni about his slow batting, he said, "There is a constant interaction between all the batsmen, the support staff, the batting coach, the head coach Ravi Shastri."

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