Former Team India skipper Kapil Dev has expressed his thoughts on MS Dhoni's possibilities inclusion in the Men In Blue squad for the upcoming ICC 2020 T20 World Cup.

Dev urged Dhoni to play more matches to boost his chances to be picked in the World Cup squad.

"As a cricketer, it all depends on the management. If you haven't played for one year, what else you expect."

"You have to play more matches to make [it to] the team. As a fan, I want to see him (Dhoni) play," Dev was quoted as saying by ANI on Friday (February 28).

Ever since India's semi-final exit from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against New Zealand in August, MSD made himself unavailable for selection. During his break from cricket, the 38-year-old also served for the Indian Army too.

Since MSD's sabbatical, fans have been asking if the wicketkeeper-batsman will be returning to the squad or not. Things became more tricky after Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) excluded his name from their annual contract list.

Nevertheless, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper is expected to be back in training with the rest of the team on March 1 ahead of the official kick-off of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

As per the fixture list for IPL 2020, Mumbai Indians will be locking horns with arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the opening day clash of the tournament.

Mumbai and Chennai will face-off on March 29 at the Wankhede Stadium.