Kapil Dev: 'A player should return to setup only after 3-4 years but seems like MS Dhoni's case was special'

The BCCI has decided to send MS Dhoni as the mentor of the team for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Both Fans and experts have accepted this decision with open arms. Although India's 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev was among them, Kapil still had other ideas. To clarify, Kapil Dev opened up about an interesting perspective. He said a player perhaps should return to the mainstream scheme of things only after three-four years of his retirement.

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In Dhoni's case, it has been only a little over a year since the legendary India captain had formally announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket on August 15, 2020.

"It is a good decision (appointing Dhoni as the mentor)," said Kapil at an event in Kolkata before adding that perhaps BCCI made a 'special case' for Dhoni to join the team as a mentor barely a year after his retirement.

"I have always thought that once a cricketer retires he should come back to the set-up only after three-four years but this seems like a special case with the World Cup around the corner. Ravi (Shastri) is also down with Covid so it looks like a special case," Kapil added.