With Dhoni pulling out of the tour, Rishabh Pant is expected to be first

wicketkeeper in all three formats while Wriddhiman Saha will be Pant's understudy
in the Tests.

From now, the focus will be more on T20 cricket keeping the World T20 in mind,
which is scheduled to be held in Australia next year.

India will be playing a lot of bilateral three-match T20 series in run-up to the
global meet and with Dhoni expected to play one more season of IPL with Chennai
Super Kings, things are a bit tricky at the moment.

There are a few questions that the selectors need to answer. Whether they see Dhoni
playing till World T20? If the answer is yes, are they willing to give him 15 to 18
T20s during the phase as a keeper-batsman?

If that answer is also yes, it would boil down to whether skipper Virat Kohli sees
him as a batsman in T20s where keeping isn't the primary skill required. With
Dhoni pulling out of the tour, Rishabh Pant is expected to be first wicketkeeper in
all three formats while Wriddhiman Saha will be Pant's understudy in the Tests.

From now, the focus will be more on T20 cricket keeping the World T20 in mind,
which is scheduled to be held in Australia next year.

India will be playing a lot of bilateral three-match T20 series in run-up to the
global meet and with Dhoni expected to play one more season of IPL with Chennai
Super Kings, things are a bit tricky at the moment.

There are a few questions that the selectors need to answer. Whether they see Dhoni
playing till World T20? If the answer is yes, are they willing to give him 15 to 18
T20s during the phase as a keeper-batsman?

If that answer is also yes, it would boil down to whether skipper Virat Kohli sees
him as a batsman in T20s where keeping isn't the primary skill required. With
Dhoni pulling out of the tour, Rishabh Pant is expected to be first wicketkeeper in
all three formats while Wriddhiman Saha will be Pant's understudy in the Tests.

From now, the focus will be more on T20 cricket keeping the World T20 in mind,
which is scheduled to be held in Australia next year.

India will be playing a lot of bilateral three-match T20 series in run-up to the
global meet and with Dhoni expected to play one more season of IPL with Chennai
Super Kings, things are a bit tricky at the moment.

There are a few questions that the selectors need to answer. Whether they see Dhoni
playing till World T20? If the answer is yes, are they willing to give him 15 to 18
T20s during the phase as a keeper-batsman?

If that answer is also yes, it would boil down to whether skipper Virat Kohli sees
him as a batsman in T20s where keeping isn't the primary skill required. With
Dhoni pulling out of the tour, Rishabh Pant is expected to be first wicketkeeper in
all three formats while Wriddhiman Saha will be Pant's understudy in the Tests.

From now, the focus will be more on T20 cricket keeping the World T20 in mind,
which is scheduled to be held in Australia next year.

India will be playing a lot of bilateral three-match T20 series in run-up to the
global meet and with Dhoni expected to play one more season of IPL with Chennai
Super Kings, things are a bit tricky at the moment.
There are a few questions that the selectors need to answer. Whether they see Dhoni
playing till World T20? If the answer is yes, are they willing to give him 15 to 18
T20s during the phase as a keeper-batsman?

If that answer is also yes, it would boil down to whether skipper Virat Kohli sees
him as a batsman in T20s where keeping isn't the primary skill required.