AFP,  NEW DELHI: Batting great Sourav Ganguly has called for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be ditched as India's limited overs captain unless selectors are convinced he can lead the team into the 2019 World Cup.
After India's semi-final exit at the recent World Twenty20, Dhoni tried to brush off suggestions that he might struggle to make the next 50 over World Cup being held in England in July 2019 when he will turn 38.
But Ganguly, who was Dhoni's predecessor as captain of both the Test and one-day side, cast doubt on whether the man known as 'Captain Cool' had the staying power to remain at the helm for another four years.
“The selectors need to find an answer to whether they see Dhoni leading India in 2019. If the answer is no, then find a new captain,” Ganguly told the India Today television network on Tuesday.
“If the answer is yes, which I will find very, very surprising, Dhoni continues.”
Dhoni, a wicketkeeper-batsman, stepped down as India's Test captain in December 2014 after leading his country to a record 27 victories and was succeed by Virat Kohli.