Former Indian pacer Munaf Patel has slammed the former Indian cricketers for talking about the hookah controversy after their retirement. The former pacer reckoned that Dhoni was a good captain, adding that he is a bowler’s captain.
Speaking in an exclusive conversation with sports journalist Vimal Kumar, Munaf Patel has asserted that many former cricketers are just increasing their followers by putting Dhoni down. However, Dhoni chose silence in return.
“Dhoni was a good captain among Indians. He used to let me do my work. Plan A would be mine. If it did not work, then he would give Plan B. It was very simple. People talk a lot about him now. If you were true, you could have spoken back then. Now, after retiring, you can tell anything, but there is no point. You are just increasing your followers or putting him down. Has he even replied to anyone till today? Imagine what would happen if he opens his mouth. His silence is his answer. He is not talking about anything, that is why he is Dhoni. You are sitting at home and making money from talking, so you tell anything,” Munaf Patel said during a conversation with sports journalist Vimal Kumar.
Furthermore, Munaf also insisted that many former Indian players never had to participate in the hookah sessions with the former Indian skipper. He went on to question the former players on why they participated when several others didn’t.
“You were making hookah yourself, right? Why were you making it then? People have this issue that they had to go to his room and make hookah. If you had that self-respect, you should not have gone. Munaf Patel and Gautam Gambhir never did that. Ishant Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar never did that. Why are you fighting now for it?” Munaf questioned.
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