India vs Bang Asia Cup | Cricket news, live scores, fixtures, features Live streaming."If I say something one month or 15 days back, the answer does not change. It's irrespective of where I'm asking. The answer remains the same. It's as simple as what is your name and I will say MS Dhoni."It will remain the same for a considerable period of time unless you give me a new format," Dhoni told reporters.
Even yesterday, he made it clear that he was not retiring from international cricket anytime soon.
A visibly perturbed Dhoni then advised the media to "judge" properly before asking all types of irrelevant questions."There will be questions, you send me letters or requisitions. If you have the freedom, it's not right to ask all types of questions. It's very important to judge everything as to what needs to be done, why it needs to be done. Because somebody has the platform to ask questions, it does not mean that you keep on asking the same questions. It's a world today where everything is covered by media," he implored.
Besides the 34-year-old also said that media should practice restraint, but admitted that he "cannot really stop people from asking the questions"."Anything happens questions are raised in India. If we win the World T20 very comfortably, than questions will be asked whether we have peaked too early. If we lose the final, then we will be asked whether we will be able to take the pressure of a final.
"If we don't qualify then there will be questions whether we're good enough to handle pressure at home. I don't think I cannot really stop people from asking the questions. If better questions are raised, I will answer 100 per cent for sure," Dhoni added.
After his retirement from Test last December, Dhoni has been subjected to unwarranted, nagging questions when will he call time on cricket.Anger and MS Dhoni are as poles apart as the north and south. Even in the most extreme of circumstances – on or off the field – India's limited-overs skipper has little difficulty in maintaining his composure. He's Captain Cool for a reason.
But the man from Ranchi has started to show signs of deviating from his norm. Dhoni's retirement has been a subject of immense speculation ever since he hung up his boots in the longest format of the game in December 2014. India's below-par show in the limited-overs format after the 2015 ICC World Cup Down Under only added fuel to the fire.When he is at the crease, Mahendra Singh Dhoni mostly plays with a horizontal bat to throw rival bowlers off their line and length. However, when he is behind the microphone, fielding questions from the media, India's most decorated limited-overs captain prefers to present a straight bat. True to his style, Dhoni was pretty straightforward in summing up the team's objectives before departing for Dhaka to take part in the Asia Cup that gets underway on Wednesday.
Asked whether India will use the Asia Cup -to be played in T20 format for the first time -as a dress rehearsal for the ICC World T20 that follows, Dhoni said: "Our objective will be to win matches. At the same time it is important to give everyone a chance to play so that they have a few games under the belt before the World T20."The 13th edition of the Asia Cup will feature Asia's top four -India, Pakiatan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -and a qualifier (yet to be identified). The five teams will play against one another in a classical league format with the top two finishers contesting the final.
"The format of the Asia Cup is such that we can give all 15 players in our squad a game or two even as we look to win the tournament. Apart from the Asia Cup, we will have two warm-up matches to get ready for the World T20," Dhoni opined.The Indian skipper justified the inclusion of pacer Mohammad Shami in the squads for both Asia Cup and World T20 despite a question mark over his return to full fitness.
