Dinesh Karthik has apologized to fans who were upset after he left MS Dhoni out of his all-time India XI. Last week, Karthik shared his picks for his all-time India playing XI, and many were shocked that Dhoni wasn’t included.
Karthik recently appeared on his show to clarify why Dhoni was left out of his all-time XI. The Indian wicketkeeper explained that it was an honest mistake, as he forgot to include a wicketkeeper when selecting the team. He also mentioned that many people mistakenly thought he had chosen Rahul Dravid as the wicketkeeper.
“Bhai log. Bada galti hogaya (Guys I made a big mistake.) Genuinely it was a mistake. I realized only when the episode came out. There were so many things happening that when I put this 11, I forgot the wicketkeeper. Luckily Rahul Dravid was there and everybody thought I was going with a part-time wicketkeeper. Bu genuinely I didn’t think Rahul Dravid as a wicketkeeper,. Can you believe being a wicketkeeper, I forgot to have a wicketkeeper? It is a blunder,” said Karthik.
Karthik emphasized that Dhoni is a guaranteed pick in any format and praised him as one of the greatest cricketers ever. He added that if he could redo the team, he would place Dhoni at No. 7 and make him the captain.
“And for me, let’s be clear. Thala Dhoni is a lock in any format, not only in India. I feel he is one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game. If I had to redo that team, one change I would do is, Thala Dhoni in at 7. And he will be the captain of any Indian team that is there,” said Karthik.
Dinesh Karthik’s all-time India XI:
Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Anil Kumble, R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Jasprit Bumrah.
