Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni has cleared the air over his retirement. Recently, after India lost the third and final ODI against England at Leeds, Dhoni was seen asking the ball from the umpire. Dhoni hadn't fared too well with the bat in the series and many thought this was a sign that he was going to quit soon and so wanted the ball as a souvenir. However, yesterday, Dhoni revealed that he wanted the ball to assist India's fast bowlers in overcoming issues concerning reverse swing as India prepare for next year's World Cup in England.

England factor
"Since we will be playing the World Cup in England, we must know what we have to do to get the reverse swing going. The opposition is getting it, so we should also get it at some point or the other. That's why I did that [took the ball from umpire]," Dhoni said on the sidelines of a promotional event in Bandra yesterday.