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As Kohli captains team India, Gavaskar says Dhoni deserved this break

  • Virat Kohli is the new captain of team India as MS Dhoni has been rested for Sri Lanka’s upcoming 5-match ODI series
  • On Wednesday, selectors announced the name of 15-member team India which will fight against Sri Lanka players
  • Talking to NDTV, Sunil Gavaskar said Dhoni had been playing for quite long now and deserved this break
  • He also said that doors for Virendra Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh in team India are still open 
  • "They need to play well in domestic cricket. I don't think I will rule them out just yet."
  • The Five-match ODI series with Sri Lanka has been scheduled after West India abruptly pulled out their Indian tour 
  • BCCI has also announced that they won’t be playing any bilateral games with WI till 2022
  • They also assured that strict action will be taken against the team for abruptly calling off the tour
  • IPL selection for WI players has now also come in the line of question.
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