Dhoni must play domestic cricket, says Amarnath

New Delhi, December 12

Former India all-rounder and selector Mohinder Amarnath feels MS Dhoni and other senior players must play domestic cricket to be eligible for selection in the national team. Having been dropped from the T20 side recently and retired from Tests long ago, Dhoni now is a certainty in only ODI cricket.  Despite having time, the former captain did not play the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy this year and will go into the three-match series in Australia next month without any match practice. 

“Every individual is different but one thing I have always believed in is that if you want to play for India, you have to play for your state as well. I think they (BCCI) should change this policy altogether. A lot of senior players don't play domestic cricket,” said Amarnath. “Even if you are playing one format, you should be playing all formats in domestic cricket,” he said. — PTI