Harbhajan Singh believes MS Dhoni will not play for India again

Off-spinner says 2019 World Cup most likely Dhoni's last outing in India jersey

MS Dhoni did not enjoy a hugely successful World Cup and, at 38, his future seems to be in question. Reuters

Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said he doesn't think Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play for India again.

Dhoni, 38, has not appeared for club or country since last year's 50-over World Cup and India's coronavirus lockdown could threaten his chances of coming back into the national team.

The Indian Premier League, the main platform before this year's scheduled T20 World Cup, is likely to be truncated or cancelled because of the pandemic.

Harbhajan, who plays with Dhoni for IPL side Chennai Super Kings, said international retirement was on the cards for Dhoni.

"It's up to him. You need to know whether he wants to play for India again," Harbhajan said in an online forum.

"As far as I know him, he won't want to wear India's blue jersey again. IPL he will play, but for India I think he had decided the (2019) World Cup was his last."

Dhoni, who gave up Test cricket in 2014, started training for the Super Kings in March but has not commented on his international future.