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India drop MS Dhoni for T20I series against West Indies, Australia

Veteran wicketkeeper-batsman led the Men in Blue to their only World T20 triumph in 2007

India drop MS Dhoni for T20I series against West Indies, Australia PHOTO COURTESY: BCCI
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