Sethi also defended the decision by the PCB to support the controversial T10 League held in Sharjah this month and allow players to appear in it.
The chief national selector also added that Dhoni has been guaranteed a spot in Team India till the 2019 World Cup.
The former South African skipper will return to Test cricket in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe beginning on Tuesday before the three-match Test series against India starting on January 5.
The former South African skipper will return to Test cricket in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe beginning on Tuesday before the three-match Test series against India starting on January 5.
After being forced to leave Rajya Sabha without delivering his speech on Thursday, Sachin Tendulkar shared a video where the cricketer was seen urging his fans to support and promote the sports culture in India.
Last year, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur had compared Azam with Kohli, saying the 22-year-old is an exceptional player and could perform as good as the Indian swashbuckling batsman.
The former captain is impressed with the current India bowling attack but wants to wait till he watches them in action on the upcoming South Africa tour.
Last Monday, the BCCI general body decided to form a working group that will study the new FTP, where the Indian team plays 81 matches at home across three formats during the five-year-cycle from 2019-2023.
The pace bowling quartet includes Hyderabad's Mohammad Siraj, Madhya Pradesh's Avesh Khan, Navdeep Saini of Delhi and Kerala's yorker specialist Basil Thampi.
Earlier in the day, the Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed that the newly-promoted Test side will play their maiden Test match with India.
India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket since 2012 due to political tensions between the two neighbours.
The next Future Tour Programme cycle at home will include high-profile series against England, South Africa and Australia.
India are set to tour South Africa early next year to play three Tests, six ODIs and three T20s, with the first Test scheduled at Cape Town from January 5.
India have been playing non-stop cricket since Champions Trophy and none other than Kohli has complained about cramped schedule ahead of important South Africa tour due to the ongoing full series against Sri Lanka getting over only on December 24.
Mani also felt that former BCCI President and ICC Chairman N Srinivasan had a significant role to play in India not resuming bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan.
From the 'God of Cricket' - Sachin Tendulkar to former opener Virender Sehwag, all took to their official Twitter handles to wish the explosive opening batsman Dhawan a very 'Happy Birthday'.
Despite India not having a great record to show in South Africa, the former India skipper felt that the current team does have the potential to give a tough fight to the Proteas during the tour, comprising three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is.
The former India skipper also said that the players should be looked after well by the cricket authorities as their careers are short.
Along with Yuvraj, eminent personalities like Dr A.S. Kiran Kumar (Space) Govind Nihalani (Film), Dr Ashok Vajpayi (Poetry), Rajat Sharma (Media), Dr R.A. Mashelkar (Science & Technology and Aruna Roy (Social Work) also received the honour.
Ravichandran Ashwin recently broke Dennis Lillee's record to become the fastest bowler in Test cricket to take 300 wickets in just 54 matches.
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