MS Dhoni called it a day in international cricket and the wishes, tributes are pouring in for the legend.
Many cricketers as well as officials have come forward to talk about the former Indian captain.
Now, former BCCI president N Srinivasan opened up about how he saved Dhoni’s captaincy.
It is a well-known fact that N Srinivasan and MS Dhoni share a close bond. Most importantly, the former respects and backs Dhoni.
Talking about the incident to The Indian Express, Srinivasan told that it was 2011. India had a poor tour against Australia and right after the series, the selectors wanted to remove him for the captaincy.
It was Srinivasan who saved Dhoni and he said that he “exercised all his authority as BCCI president” for the same.
“This was 2011. India had won the World Cup. And [then] in Australia, we didn’t do well in the Tests. So, one of the selectors wanted to remove Dhoni as the ODI captain,” Srinivasan told the Indian Express. “The point is, how do you remove him as the ODI captain?
“He had won the World Cup [in April 2011]. The selectors had not even thought of who would be his replacement. There was a discussion and then [before the formal meeting] and I said there was no way in which he would not be a player [captain].
“In fact, it was a holiday. I was playing golf. I came back. Sanjay Jagdale was the [BCCI] secretary at that time and he said, ‘Sir, they [selectors] are refusing to choose the captain. They will take him [Dhoni] in the team [as a player].’ I came and said that MS Dhoni would be the captain. I exercised all my authority as the [BCCI] president,” he said.
Opening about CSK, Srinivasan said that Dhoni will be playing for the franchise as long as he wants.
