Indian batsman and former captain Sunil Gavaskar has questioned Mahendra Singh Dhoni's break from the game since India's defeat in the World Cup semi-finals in July. He raised the question on Saturday and asked whether one can keep himself away from playing for India for so long? Since India's defeat against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals on July 9 last year, a round of speculation about Dhoni's future continues.

According to media reports, 38-year-old Dhoni has not played competitive cricket since this defeat, but he is expected to return to the IPL. Asked whether Dhoni can make a place in India's T20 World Cup team, Gavaskar said that fitness is something about which I cannot tell you anything. This question should be asked by Dhoni himself. Where it is also being said that since July 10, he has not made himself available to play on behalf of India.

For your information, let us tell you that Gavaskar, one of the great batsmen, said after the 26th Lal Bahadur Shastri Smriti Lecture here that this is an important question. Can anyone keep themselves away from playing for India for so long? This is the question and this is the answer. Gavaskar also said that as long as the match fees of the players in the country's top first-class cricket tournament Ranji Trophy are not increased drastically, it cannot match the breathtaking Indian Premier League. Where a player gets around two and a half lakh rupees per match for playing Ranji Trophy, but till some time ago players used to get very low match fees. On the ICC proposal to reduce Test cricket from 5 days to 4 days, Gavaskar said that what I think does not matter. It matters what the current players think. Before the BCCI decides, they should be consulted.

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