Mahendra Singh Dhoni looking for a match point, swirling speculation about the future

The future of Mahendra Singh Dhoni is once again becoming a subject of speculation after the former Indian skipper with talismanic colors, but still offside, sought the match ball in the end of the third ODI lost against England.

The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was seen looking for the referees' ball as players left the field after India lost eight wickets last night to fall 1-2 in the series.

The act was unusual for Dhoni, who is best known for collecting strains after winning matches. The 30-second clip became viral on social media and it was accompanied by questions about whether the double skipper winning the World Cup had hinted that he had retired.

However, sources in the management of the team dismissed the conversation as nothing more than "rumors".

Dhoni, who retired from the cricket test in the midst of India's tour in 2014 in Australia, has been under the scanner lately for not being able to score as prolific as that. he was known.

His legendary skills at the end of the race and his ability to accelerate the heats are in decline, but the current skipper Virat Kohli has supported him until the guard, dismissing any criticism directed against the senior player.

Retirement has always been a sensitive topic for Dhoni and he had once broken speculation for at least until the 2019 World Cup in a heated conversation with an Australian journalist.

The question was addressed to her after India was ousted from the 2016 World T20 following a semi-final loss to the West Indies.

Dhoni had asked the reporter to join him at the podium and with one arm around his shoulder, the Indian captain of the time had continued to wonder if the scribe wanted him to withdraw or consider it unfit.

The light trade had put speculation to rest while Dhoni had hinted that he intended to play at least until the 2019 ODI World Cup in England.

However, the rumor mills have still been set in motion today.

In 321 ODI, Dhoni scored 10046 points with an average of 51.25. He has 10 hundreds and 67 fifties in his name. Dhoni has 1487 points in 93 T20 international matches with an average of 37.17, including two-fifths.

Under the captain of Dhoni, India won the ODI World Cup in 2011 after winning the Twenty20 World Title in 2007. Dhoni also led India to the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 in England.

He is only the second wicketkeeper-batsman to score 10,000 points in ODI cricket.