Will MS Dhoni take up the Indian head coach role? Ex-Indian cricketer answers

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has revealed that the former Indian skipper MS Dhoni wouldn’t like to take up the Indian head coach role even though he is offered by the BCCI.

For the unversed, Dhoni previously mentored the Indian team during the T20 World Cup in 2021. When asked by a fan about Dhoni becoming Team India's head coach, Chopra stated that coaching is a difficult job and Dhoni wouldn’t want to get back to that stressful life.

"That is a big one. I don't think he is interested. Coaching is a difficult job. Coaching keeps you as busy as you were when playing, and sometimes even more than that. You have a family, and you say that you have done the same thing your entire life, you have lived your life out of a suitcase, and you don't want to do that job now," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

It’s important to note that the full-time Indian head coach needs to give at least 10 months of his time in 12 months to the Indian team. The remaining two months will have the IPL window. Chopra reckons that Dhoni doesn’t have that much time to offer.

"That is why a lot of players don't get into coaching, and even if they do, it's a two-month IPL stint. However, if you become a full-time Indian head coach, it's a commitment of 10 months in a year. I don't know whether Dhoni would have that much time. I will be amazed if he has that much time," he added.

Furthermore, Chopra felt bad for Kuldeep Yadav, who didn’t make it to the XI in the recently concluded five-match Test series against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Notably, Kuldeep didn’t get enough opportunities away from home in the longest format of the game despite having decent numbers on his side.

"You have to feel for Kuldeep Yadav. If you don't, you are not a true follower of Indian cricket. He had picked six wickets in a Test in Sydney in 2019, and Ravi Shastri, who was the head coach, had said he is our No. 1 spinner overseas. Since then, he has played just one Test away from home. I am very, very surprised and disappointed, and slightly frustrated. He hasn't played matches in eight years. He will get old," he concluded.

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