Mahendra Singh Dhoni shows his footballing skills in Bandra

India's limited overs wk-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni displays his footballing skills at a football facility in Bandra recently. Pic/Shadab Khan.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's cricket future has once again become fodder for speculation after the talismanic-but-currently-off-color former India skipper sought the match ball at the end of the lost third ODI against England here. The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was seen seeking the ball from the umpires as players left the ground after India lost by eight wickets last night to go down 1-2 in the series. The act was an unusual one for Dhoni, who is more known for collecting stumps after winning matches.

Retirement has always been a sensitive topic for Dhoni and he had once dramatically quashed the speculation for at least until the 2019 World Cup in an animated conversation with an Australian journalist. The question was directed at him after India were ousted from the 2016 World T20 following a semifinal loss to the West Indies. Dhoni had famously asked the journalist to join him at the dais and with one arm around his shoulder, the then Indian captain had gone on to counter-question whether the scribe wanted him to retire or considered him unfit.

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