BCCI has started preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup. This tournament will be played in the hosting of India and Sri Lanka. Before this tournament, a big update has come out about former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Team India won the ODI World Cup title after 28 years in 2011. The biggest role in this victory was the partnership between MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir. This pair ended the years of wait of Team India. Now after many years, this pair can come together once again to make India a champion, if this plan of BCCI is successful. At this time, even though Team India's focus is on the Asia Cup, BCCI has started preparing for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Keeping in mind the T20 World Cup 2026, the Asia Cup will be played in T20 format this time. A big update has come out before this tournament to be played next year. Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir can be seen working together.

Dhoni may get big responsibility

According to media reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has once again offered former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the mentor of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2026. Dhoni played the role of mentor during the 2021 T20 World Cup held in UAE, but Team India's performance was very poor and they were eliminated from the group stage itself.

According to a report by Cricblogger, a BCCI source has confirmed that Dhoni can be given this position. The source has said that Dhoni has once again been offered to guide Indian cricket. The board believes that his strategic thinking, calm leadership abilities and tournament-winning experience can prove to be important in preparing the team for another world title challenge. However, the question is whether Dhoni will accept this offer or not.

Will BCCI bring Gambhir-Dhoni together?

Gautam Gambhir is currently the head coach of the Indian team. In such a situation, if Dhoni becomes a mentor, then these two legends will have to work together. However, in the last few years, there have been reports of sourness in the relationship between these two legends, especially due to Gautam Gambhir's statements. He has made statements against Dhoni many times. However, on the field, Dhoni and Gambhir are always seen respecting each other.