You are underestimating the influence that high level players like Dhoni have over team management and the board itself. If he wanted to retire quickly, he would have done so after the World Cup itself. He will return in the near future in my opinion.

Am happy that Iyer and Sanju were selected since these both have displayed how good they are recently. Am excited to see Samson behind the wicket.

Yes in that match Sanju Samson smashed a double century and Sachin Baby gave him a good support scoring a century of his own.

On a personal note i am really happy to see Sanju Samson in the team and i am hoping to see Sandeep Warrier too playing for the nation one day as these are my boys and i know Sandeep Warrier from his small age as he was my relatives neighbor while his father was a banker and got posted in Mumbai when he was a small kid, really proud to see that these boys are getting opportunity to showcase their talents and represent the country or play in the IPL .

Well its good to develop youngsters as well from time to time. IPL is a good platform but international matches are on a whole different level and I love to see that management is giving opportunities to such youngsters.

There is a lot of time for T20 WC to happen and lot of opportunities for youngsters to make their destiny on their own. Its competition for the T20 WC squad and will be exciting to see which one will prove himself.

The latest news from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 is that Oman has qualified for the 2020 World Cup. They have got 8 points, and even if they lose the next match (against a weak Jersey side), they would still qualify for the 2020 T20 CWC. Ireland also looks all set to qualify, provided that they can defeat Nigeria tomorrow (Nigeria is yet to win a match so far).

I am more excited about Sanju's batting skills and hope he play as a pure batsman in this series, which means both Sanju and Pant playing in the squad. I don't mind if KL rahul sit outside whole series.  

Saha is establish name in Test format but i doubt if anyone try to fit him in Shorter format. IPL is another ball game tho. i don't agree on "smaller state board" comment, We have many examples but best example is Dhoni.

@FanEagle True he deserve a farewell game.

Today is a very crucial day with the T20 World Cup Qualifiers. 6 teams out of the total 14 would be qualifying for the next year's T20 world cup and with just one more round to play, only two slots have been decided till now. As of now, Papua New Guinea and Oman have qualified (for the first phase of the next year's world cup). Four more slots remain open.

Ireland and Netherlands are almost assured of a slot, as they have matches against weak sides today (Nigeria and Netherlands). But this is T20 cricket and there is no surety of anyone winning any matches. Scotland was regarded as the no.1 ranking side in this tournament, but they have suffered several setbacks. They need to win their last match (against a strong Netherlands). Also, there is a match between UAE and Canada scheduled for tomorrow, and the winner of that match will qualify.

Bangladesh team is also going through a lot of turmoil, and they also won't be in a good state right now. The players have threatened to go on strike at a crucial time. A series against India happens only once every two or three years and the BCB is heavily dependent on the revenues from this series. If the players conduct a strike, then their plans can get disrupted.

And looking at the Indian team, it is composed of a mix of experienced and young players. Sanju Samson recently slammed a 200 in a domestic one day match and he will be looking forward to cement his place in the Indian team as the wicket keeper batsman. There are a few others, such as Dube, Sundar, Rahul Chahar.etc being given a chance here. If they can perform, then they can get permanent positions within the senior team.

Just finished watching the Ireland vs Nigeria match (Star Sports 3). Ireland are now on the top of Group A with 8 points from 6 matches. Oman also have 8 points, but they have one match remaining (against Jersey). Only the top side is going to directly qualify for the T20 CWC 2020, and the other teams need to play in the knock-out matches. As of now, it looks like Oman would qualify directly and Ireland needs to go through the play-offs.

Ireland is a very talented team, but they were failed by the system. Their best players were stolen by England, including Eoin Morgan, Boyd Rankin and Ed Joyce. Now Stuart Poynter has also retired from international cricket to continue with the country cricket teams. It may seem that the absence of one or two players may not be that damaging. But imagine an Australian side without Steve Smith and an Indian side without Virat Kohli, and you will get the idea.

Imagine an Irish team 5-6 years back, with Morgan, Joyce and Rankin along with those who stayed loyal to Ireland (Kevin O'Brien, Dockrell, Stirling, William Porterfield.etc). They would have been one of the stronger sides outside the big 3. BTW, I won't complain much about Ben Stokes. Although he was born in NZ, he moved to England when he was 12 and it was the English domestic cricket which was responsible for his rise. Morgan played for Ireland until 2009, and he moved to England only for better opportunities.

BTW, I am watching the Netherlands vs Bermuda match right now. I can confidently say that Netherlands will be playing in the next year's world cup, as they are in a very comfortable position right now. They have made a massive 206/3 after 20 overs, with Ben Cooper, Max O'Dowd, Ryan ten Doeschate and Ackermann smashing the bowlers all around the park.