5 star cricketers from New Zealand's previous India tour who won't feature this time

#2 MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni had unprecedented success as a skipper in home Tests

One of the most popular figures in modern-day cricket, MS Dhoni is among the big names missing from the 2012 Indian squad against New Zealand. Although the Ranchi-born cricketer is still active in limited-overs international cricket, he retired from the longest version in 2014.

Dhoni was in spectacular form during the 2012 India-New Zealand series and emerged as the 3^rd highest run-scorer. The wicketkeeper-batsman had a tally of 183 runs in just 3 innings at a phenomenal average of over 91 which included two half-centuries.

Although Virat Kohli has been doing a spectacular job as skipper ever since he took over from MS Dhoni, Team India will certainly miss out on his services as a middle-order batsman in home conditions.