For a player like MS Dhoni, IPL was never going to be a yardstick, reckons Aakash Chopra

Previous Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra on Tuesday figured that if the Indian cricket crew the board requires MS Dhoni, he will come back to the crew with or without the thirteenth period of the Indian Premier League.

Chopra's remark came in the midst of the vulnerability over the facilitating of IPL 2020 after the ascent in coronavirus worries across India. IPL was booked to begin from March 29 onwards with the last on May 24. Yet, the spread of the infection has encouraged BCCI to suspend the money rich group until April 15.

This season was especially significant for Dhoni who has been out of activity throughout the previous eight months. Since India's World Cup elimination round exit against New Zealand last July, Dhoni has not played another constrained overs coordinate for India. Lead trainer Ravi Shastri had said that a decent IPL season would place him in conflict for the World T20 the crew where KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are the contenders for the wicketkeeping position with the previous driving the race as the essential decision.

"For a player like Dhoni, IPL was never going to be a measuring stick. In the event that he had scored runs in the IPL, specialists would have been similar to 'select Dhoni', 'do this and do that'. MS Dhoni recognizes what he is doing, regardless of whether he needs to return or not," Chopra said in a YouTube video.

"IPL, I don't believe was a basic factor. In the event that he needs to return, he will make himself accessible, if the selectors choose to pick him, he will be picked consequently in light of the fact that you won't get involvement with markets. Dhoni is a massively experienced player. In the event that India needs MS Dhoni, at that point with or without IPL, he will return."

On Monday, IPL had a video chat with the proprietors of the eight establishments yet there was no progress. In the interim, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore have suspended their IPL camps and Dhoni has to get back to Ranchi.