MS Dhoni made himself unavailable for the West Indies tour as he wanted to serve his regiment during the next two months.

Rishabh Pant is being groomed to be India's next all-formats wicketkeeper but another year of MS Dhoni could stop him in the tracks before the important 2020 T20 World Cup.

MS Dhoni wanted to skip the West Indies tour and train with a territorial army battalion of the Parachute regiment for two months and therefore, requested the Indian Army to allow him.

MS Dhoni, an honorary Lt. Col of the Territorial Army's 106th Battalion (Para), had decided to take a two-month break to serve with his army regiment.

Dhoni opted out of India's tour of West Indies and it was understood that it is perhaps the end of the road for the former World Cup-winning captain.

With Dhoni pulling out of the tour, Rishabh Pant is expected to be first wicketkeeper in all three formats while Wriddhiman Saha will be Pant's understudy in the Tests.

Dhoni's longtime friend Arun Pandey spilt the beans on the wicketkeeper-batsman's future with the Indian cricket team.

Amidst the speculations around MS Dhoni's retirement, former national selector Sanjay Jagdale has said that the former Indian captain is mature enough to take a decision.

A reason behind the postponement of the meeting which was supposed to be held on Friday was also the directive of the CoA that stated that the chairman of the panel instead of the BCCI secretary, will convene it.

Gautam Gambhir feels MS Dhoni invested in the future as a skipper by demanding younger players and it is now time that "practical decisions" are taken with regards to him.

There is intense speculation that Dhoni, who has already retired from the Test format, has played his last ODI following India's semifinal exit from the World Cup. 

Dhoni's selection or omission from India's squad that will travel to the Caribbean would be an indicator of things to come in the future.

The future of MS Dhoni will be the biggest talking point as the selection panel finalizes the limited-overs squads for the tour to the West Indies.

MS Dhoni's retirement has been a constant source of debate, and his childhood coach Keshav Banerjee has made a big revelation.

Skipper Kohli and pace spearhead Bumrah are expected to be rested for the limited-overs leg comprising three T20s and as many ODIs before returning for the two-Test series starting August 22.

Waugh was asked the question in context of the debate surrounding MS Dhoni's future in international cricket after India's semi-final exit from the World Cup.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni may enter politics after retiring from cricket and is likely to start his new innings in team Narendra Modi. With speculation rife about whether MSD or Mahi will hang up his boots after the recent World Cup semifinal, politics appears to be the new frontier for Captain Cool.

Guptil had endured a below-par World Cup with the bat before MS Dhoni's run-out redeemed him to an extent.

India's 2019 World Cup campaign ended on July 10 after an 18-run defeat to New Zealand in the semifinal.

MS Dhoni came in at number 7 in the 2019 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand, which raised eyebrows among fans and former cricketers alike.