Though Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been dropped from the BCCI's list of centrally-contracted players, former national chief selectors Dilip Vengsarkar and Kiran More have not ruled out India's two-time World Cup-winning captain from playing the next T20 World Cup to be held in Australia in October.

Vengsarkar reckoned the Chennai Super Kings's wicketkeeper-batsman's IPL form and fitness will be crucial to his chances of playing the next T20 World Cup. "You can't write off a player till his retirement, but he [Dhoni] should show form and fitness," said Vengsarkar.

Dhoni's absence in the list of contracted players was not viewed as a surprise to several pundits considering he has not made himself available for India ever since India lost the 2019 World Cup semi-final to New Zealand, a match in which he scored a 72-ball 50.