Dhoni Should Decide When He Must Retire: Mohammed Azharuddin

Mohammed Azharuddin believes that Dhoni has achieved enough to be the only one to decide when he must retire.

Mohammed Azharuddin at an event recently. (Photo: IANS)

Mohammed Azharuddin believes that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has achieved so much in his career as a cricketer that he himself should be allowed to take a call on his future.

Azharuddin was reacting to Ganguly’s comments where he questioned Dhoni’s ability to lead Indian cricket in the future.

“It’s Ganguly’s personal decision (opinion) and I respect it. At the same time it all depends on Dhoni, on what he thinks about his future. I respect Ganguly’s opinion, but I feel Dhoni should be given the chance to decide when to retire,” said Azhar.

The former Indian captain was all in support of Dhoni as he said:

He (Dhoni) deserves that chance. He has been one of the finest captains ever. He has won all major tournaments, got India to the no.1 position in all formats of the game. I think we should not forget his performances.

“It’s very hard for me to say. It totally depends on Dhoni, how he feels mentally or how demanding the sport is going to become. We have to give that chance to Dhoni to take the decision on his retirement,” he further added.