World Cup T20: Salman Ali Agha press conference ahead of India vs Pakistan
Former selector Jatin Paranjpe recalled on The Great Indian Cricket Show how he and then chief selector MSK Prasad approached Dhoni on the matter.“Mahi (Dhoni) was batting. He kept batting for an hour and me and MSK were just looking at each other. We prepared how to tell him in the most respectful way possible. So we went to him and said, ‘You know, Mahi, I think it’s the right time to move on,'” Paranjpe said.According to Paranjpe, Dhoni accepted the proposal without resistance.“He said to MSK, ‘Anna, this is a perfect decision. Let me know what you want from me’. MSK told him he would have to write that you are ready to move on. He said, ‘OK, I will do it’.”“We got an email late at night: ‘I would like to resign’. We had to make this decision. We were also criticized for it, but these are difficult decisions you have to make,” he added.Paranjpe further revealed that Dhoni has assured Kohli full support.“He also said, ‘Don’t worry. I will fully cooperate with Virat. He is like my brother. I will do whatever is required of me for him. Whatever experience I have, I will give it to him. And we will make a good team’,” shared Paranjpe.Dhoni was 35 at the time and had already achieved everything in white-ball cricket, leading India to the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013.