Don’t Know If MS Dhoni Intentionally Excludes Players, Says Harsha Bhogle

Nov 29, 2016 at 11:35 AM

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Don’t Know If MS Dhoni Intentionally Excludes Players, Says Harsha Bhogle

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is undoubtedly the most decorated skipper in the history of Indian cricket. After taking charge, the talismanic skipper took the team to unprecedented heights in every format of the game. While there is no doubt that he is one of the most loved cricketers in the country and will be always remembered fondly for his immense contribution to the game, there is no denying the fact that he’ll be always criticised from a certain section of the fans for favouring some select group of players and ignoring some proven match-winners.

The debate on whether Dhoni is biased when it comes to selection is an ever-growing one. While it’ll be absolutely illogical to point a finger towards India’s most successful skipper, the fans have their fair share of reasons to criticise him. The way Irfan Pathan was treated gives the fans a big reason to express their disappointment against MS Dhoni. While his selection in the Indian team does not solely depends on Dhoni but the way he was ignored in the IPL, it raises a lot of questions against him.

The all-rounder was bought by Chennai Super Kings in 2015 and then by Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016. He has 102 IPL caps to his name so far, out of which 98 came before he joined CSK. He did not play a single game for the CSK much to the surprise of the fans. But it seemed he would be a regular member for the Pune-based franchise after emerging as the most successful bowler of domestic T20 tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, where the left-arm pacer took 17 wickets in 10 matches. However, Dhoni still ignored him in the initial phase of the tournament and the all-rounder played only after his team was ruled out of the title race.

Baffled by the way he was treated, a cricket fan, on Quora, asked renowned cricket commentator, Harsha Bhogle:”Dhoni is accused of excluding players he dislikes from playing in a game. What are your views on this, Harsha? Is he being too mean to Pathan?

To which, Bhogle answered:” I don’t know if Dhoni does that and I am being completely honest. He is a very private man and in any case, captains are entitled to pick players they believe in because eventually, the wins and losses go against your name.”

“You will find almost every captain in the world accused of picking certain players and dropping others. Pathan has played the last couple of games (IPL 2016) but sadly, hasn’t had too many opportunities. I would love to see him do well because I admired his attitude when he was a regular India player,” he concluded.

 

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