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#3 Kapil Dev talks about MS Dhoni needing to prove his worth in IPL 2020

MS Dhoni hasn't played a match for India since the 2019 World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand

Legendary World Cup winning captain, Kapil Dev has expressed his concerns over MS Dhoni's long absence from the national side, signaling that poor performance in the upcoming IPL will certainly decide the former captain's fate.

MS Dhoni hasn't played a match since India's semi-final ouster from the CWC 2019 against New Zealand and Kapil Dev believes that Dhoni will be under tremendous pressure to prove his worth in the 2020 IPL beginning March 29.

“If you haven’t played cricket for so long then I don’t think you can come back from anywhere. But he still has IPL, his form there’ll be important and selectors should see what is best for the country. Dhoni has done a lot for the country but when you don’t play for 6-7 months, you leave a doubt in everyone’s mind. And then that creates a lot of discussions which shouldn’t happen.”

“It all depends on when he starts playing and how he is playing during the IPL. What are the other people doing with the wicket-keeping gloves or what is the form of those players as opposed to Dhoni’s form. The IPL becomes a massive tournament because that could be the last tournament after which more or less your 15 is decided."

Full article: Kapil Dev talks about how MS Dhoni's IPL performances can dictate his comeback chances