Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly Thursday backed veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni to continue after the upcoming ODI World Cup, saying if someone has talent ‘age is not a factor’.
With the World Cup nearly one and half months away, people have been predicting the show-piece event to be Dhoni’s last international outing but Ganguly thinks otherwise.
“Dhoni can continue after the World Cup. If India win the Cup and Dhoni performs consistently then why should he retire?. Age is never a factor if talent is there,” Ganguly told this agency.
The ‘Bengal Prince’ as he is fondly called by his supporters also termed the current Indian pace attack as ‘fantastic’ and said the duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will play a crucial role during the mega event in England.
“The Indian pace attack is fantastic. Whether its Bumrah or Shami, the Indian pacers are performing consistently. The pacers will play an important factor for the team in England,” said Ganguly.
The resurgence of Vijay Shankar will also prove to be a headache for the selectors, opines Ganguly, adding that Ravindra Jadeja shouldn’t be considered for selection in the World Cup squad at the cost of the Tamil Nadu all-rounder.
“Ravindra Jadeja should not be in the World Cup team. Vijay Shankar bowled beautifully in the Nagpur match. I think Vijay deserves his World Cup spot,” he said.