MS Dhoni: Charges No Fees For Her Services As India Mentor For T20 World Cup: Jay Shah

MS Dhoni is presently busy worried withinside the IPL 2021 version as his franchise, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have already certified for the tournament-finale and are looking ahead to the winner of the Qualifier 2 -- among Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Capitals (DC). 

Following IPL 14, Dhoni will be part of Team India inside the UAE. The 40-12 months-old, who introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket on August 15, 2020, will go back again to the Indian crew dressing room because Virat Kohli led India's mentor for the imminent T20 World Cup. The mega occasion will kick off on October 17 while the primary draw of the showpiece occasion will start from October 23.

Ahead of Dhoni's new function, BCCI secretary Jay Shah dropped a bomb concerning the previous captain's new function and advised ANI, "MS Dhoni isn't always charging any honorarium for his offerings because of the mentor of Indian crew for the T20 World Cup."

For the unversed, Dhoni will function as the countrywide side's mentor best for the mega occasion; in a bid to interrupt India's eight-12 months ICC-identify drought. India's final ICC identify got here beneath neath Dhoni, all through the 2013 Champions Trophy in England and Wales.

India, meanwhile, will begin their marketing campaign withinside the foremost draw of the occasion on October 24 (Sunday), wherein they play arch-competitors Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. The one-time winners are positioned in Pool B alongside the Men in Green, New Zealand, Afghanistan and can be joined via way of means of different groups from the qualifiers.