Batting great Sunil Gavaskar, on Saturday, 11 January, questioned former India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sabbatical from the game, saying he was surprised that a cricketer could keep himself away from playing for India for as long as the wicket-keeper batsman has.

On being asked if he believes Dhoni could be part of the upcoming World T20 if he stays fit enough, Gavskar retorted saying: “Fitness is something that I can’t tell anything at all. But the question that I think that needs to be asked is of MSD himself. He has not made himself available to play for India since the 10th of July,” he said.