Former India captain Kris Srikkanth on Monday (19 October) criticized Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his comment of “I didn’t see a spark in some of our youngsters” after CSK will face a seven-wicket victory against Rajasthan Royals in their 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) Match.
Srikkanth also raised questions about Dhoni’s decision to include players like Kedar Jadhav and Piyush Chawla in the squad’s XI.
After the loss to RR, Dhoni said during the post-match presentation ceremony that he decided not to give the youngsters a chance in the team’s opening 10 games because they lacked spark.
“It’s fair enough [the criticism for not playing youngsters], this season we were not there. Maybe we didn’t see that much spark in some of our young people. Maybe in the future we will bring them in and play without pressure, “Dhoni had said.
In reaction to Dhoni’s comments, Srikkanth, while speaking to Star Sports Tamil, said that Dhoni is undoubtedly a “great cricketer” but that he will not accept his views after tonight’s RR match. The 60-year-old also criticized Dhoni’s comment of “believing in process” and said: “I will not accept what Dhoni is saying. This talk of process, process … I do not agree with that. We are talking about process. , but the selection process itself is wrong. “
“A guy like Jagadeesan … you are saying that young people have no spark, Kedar Jadhav has spark? Piyush Chawla showed spark? Come on, this is all ridiculous, I will not accept your answers today. Continuing And about the process, the tournament CSK is going to end. Saying that from now on they will give opportunities to young people … come on, Jagadeesan showed some spark. At least Karn Sharma was getting windows even though it was expensive. Piyush Chawla was taken to the attack after the match was finished and dusted. Dhoni is a great cricketer, no doubt about that, but I will not accept it saying that the ball did not catch. I will not accept it, “added Srikkanth.
It should be noted that CSK is now the last classified in the 2020 8-team IPL points table.
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