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Retirement or reverse swing? MS Dhoni reveals why he took the ball after India vs England third ODI

MS Dhoni has cleared the air about his international future.

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MS Dhoni's future had become fodder for speculation after the talismanic former India skipper sought the match ball at the end of the third ODI against England last month.

Social media was full of speculation about his retirement when TV cameras spotted him asking for the match ball after final ODI that India lost to England. However, Dhoni has revealed the reason behind it. He said that he was merely doing his homework for the 2019 World Cup.

Dhoni cleared the air about his international future making it clear that he is going nowhere till the 2019 World Cup in England.

"(I took the ball) to see why we are not able to get enough reverse swing. Because we will be playing the World Cup in England, we have to (ensure) that we get reverse swing going. Because it is something that is very important. If the opposition is getting it, we should also get it, at some point or the other," Dhoni elaborated.

"After 50 overs, the ball is useless to the ICC (International Cricket Council), so I requested the umpire 'Can I get the ball and gave it to the bowling coach?'"

"We need to work on it as to how we can get it more scuffed up so that we can get a bit of reverse swing going, that will in-turn help the fast bowlers get those yorkers or wickets in and around the 40th over mark. That would really help us restrict the opposition by not getting too many runs in the last 10 overs." 

Indian coach Ravi Shastri had already said the same in days after the match. Shastri had said, " MS is not going anywhere". Shastri said that Dhoni wanted to show the ball to bowling coach Bharat Arun to have a general idea of the nature of the wicket and the field. 

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