Overview
- Paranjpe says he and then chief selector MSK Prasad told Dhoni it was the right time to move on during a January 2017 meeting.
- He adds Prasad asked Dhoni to put the decision in writing, after which a late-night email arrived saying, "I would like to step down."
- The move cleared the path for Virat Kohli to take full-time charge in white-ball cricket before the 2019 World Cup cycle.
- Paranjpe recounts Dhoni promised full support to Kohli, calling him "like my brother" and vowing to share his experience.
- Multiple Indian outlets report the remarks from The Great Indian Cricket Show, with no new public statement from Dhoni or Prasad.