3 reasons why Indian selectors need to look beyond MS Dhoni

#3 Seniors have been dropped before

The selectors had not hesitated to drop senior players like Sehwag and Zaheer based on their form before

There have been some arguments that Dhoni's contributions towards Indian Cricket are too precious for him to be dropped without an honorable exit at the World Cup. Dhoni has indeed been a giant whose contributions can never be ignored and he does deserve a farewell.

However, with the World Cup in mind and his dwindling numbers, the selectors need to make a practical decision rather than an emotional one. It is not as if seniors were not dropped before. Yuvraj Singh, Man of the series in the 2011 World Cup, was dropped for the 2015 WC and looks unlikely to make a comeback.

His fellow teammates and legends Gambhir, Sehwag, Zaheer, Harbhajan etc, were also dropped without being given a farewell. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, stalwarts of the previous decade, were dropped from the ODI team in 2007, that too before the all-important CB series in Australia. The famous Waugh brothers of Australia were dropped a year before the 2003 World Cup.

Even the legendary Sachin Tendulkar was conveyed to by the selectors before the 2012 Pakistan Series that his time in ODIs was over, which prompted him to announce retirement. This was revealed by ex-chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar.

Considering the fact that Dhoni would not be the first legend to be dropped if selectors indeed make the tough call, it makes sense to include wicket-keepers who are in much better form with the bat, such as Dinesh Karthik and Rishab Pant.