NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar states he can not fathom why Mahendra Singh Dhoni has actually “dragged it for so long” as the right time for the maverick ex-India skipper to call it quits was after in 2015’s ODI World Cup.
Akhtar said he hopes the 38- year-old Dhoni gets a resounding farewell despite his undaunted silence on what the future holds.
” This person has served to the very best of his ability. He ought to leave cricket with dignity. I don’t understand why he dragged it for so long. He should have retired after the World Cup,” Akhtar told PTI from Islamabad.
” If I would have been in his location, I would have hung up my boots. I could have played shorter formats for three-four years but I left (after the 2011 WC) as I wasn’t into the video game 100 percent. So why drag?” he asked.
Dhoni, who has not played a competitive video game since the World Cup semifinal in July, was preparing