Kris Srikkanth, the former India captain and selection committee chairman, had strong words for MS Dhoni after the Chennai Super Kings succumbed to a seven-wicket loss to the Rajasthan Royals, calling their picks during the season “ridiculous. “and” garbage “.
Monday’s loss was the Super Kings’ seventh of the tournament, leaving them rooted at the bottom of the points table and in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in their history. After the game, Dhoni told the official Star Sports broadcaster that the youth on the team had not shown him the kind of “spark” that would have justified his inclusion in the team.
A visibly distraught Srikkanth, however, dismissed all of Dhoni’s claims, and was particularly offended by the continued selections of Piyush Chawla and Kedar Jadhav, who suggested they needed a scooter to move quickly on the field.
“I will never accept what Dhoni is saying about this process,” Srikkanth told Star Sports Tamil. “This process that you keep talking about makes no sense. You keep talking about process, process … but the selection process itself is wrong.”
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Srikkanth, who was the brand ambassador for the Super Kings franchise during the IPL’s inaugural season, pointed to the case of N Jagadeesan as an example of someone who had not been given a fair chance on the team; Jagadeesan has only played one game all season, scoring 33 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Meanwhile, Jadhav has played eight games with just 62 total runs and has struggled to make an impact.
“What’s the Dhoni deal? He says Jagadeesan doesn’t have a spark, but does the Jadhav ‘scooter’ have that spark? This is ridiculous. I won’t take this answer today. All this talk about the process, and the Chennai tournament in yes it is over.
“Dhoni now says that since there is no pressure, he will give the youngsters a chance. Come on, yaar. I don’t understand this garbage about the process at all. What spark didn’t you see in Jagadeesan? What spark did you see in Jadhav and Piyush Chawla?
“Karn Sharma at least took grounds. Chawla just follows the bowling movements, and starts when the game is already lost. Dhoni can be a pistha (big shot) and he’s definitely great, but I can’t agree with him or accept this. “
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