New Delhi: Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will not play in the upcoming T20 series. There were reports that wicketkeeper and batsman MS Dhoni would not be selected in the three-match T20 series against South Africa. Mahendra Singh Dhoni himself has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he will not be part of the T20 series against South Africa after the West Indies tour. MS Dhoni has also informed the BCCI that he is not thinking about retirement at this moment.

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There are many questions as to what Dhoni wants? Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who played his last ODI match against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2019 in England, withdrew from the West Indies tour as he had to train and perform duties in the Indian Army. MS Dhoni, who was awarded the lt colonel's title, has returned to Kashmir by serving in the Indian Army, but he is not making a comeback to the cricket team at this moment.

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The BCCI's senior selection committee, led by M.S.K Prasad, is expected to announce the Indian team for the T20 series on Thursday, August 29. MS Dhoni will not be selected for the three-match T20 International Series against South Africa from September 15 to 22. M.S.K. Prasad, the chief selector, has given indications.

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