MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir a
MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

India’s former southpaw Gautam Gambhir has hit back at peculiar selection policy of former Indian skipper MS Dhoni. Gambhir revealed MS Dhoni told him that he can’t play Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Gambhir in the same matches. The incident goes back in the tri-series against Australia and Sri Lanka in 2012.

However, Gambhir went on say that the trio (Sehwag, Sachin and Gambhir) went on to play in the same match in Hobart. In fact, the Indian team went on win that match in Hobart against Sri Lanka where they chased the total inside the 40 overs to set up their final’s berth.

Gautam Gambhir Criticizes MS Dhoni's Selection Policy for 2012 Tri-Series
Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni. Credits: Reuters

Dhoni always paid a high importance on fielding.

“In the 2012 Tri-series in Australia, Dhoni declared that he can’t play all three (Gambhir, Sachin and Sehwag) of us together as he was looking ahead at the 2015 World Cup.

“It was a massive shock, I think it would have been a massive shock for any cricketer. I have not heard anyone be told in 2012 that they would never be a part of the 2015 World Cup. I always had the impression that if you keep scoring runs, age is a just a number,” Gambhir told India Today.

Gambhir accuses Dhoni of veering off the track.

On the other hand, MS Dhoni always paid high importance on fielding. He adopted such strategies to drop players who were bleak on the field from 2008 to make a solid team for the 2011 World Cup.

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MS Dhoni, Tennis
MS Dhoni (Credits – AFP)

“If you have the skills to score the runs and you are not a liability on the field, you can go on to play as long as you want. This was always told to us and even in Australia we got to know that all the three can’t play together, and we eventually got to play together.

“When we were in a desperate need to win a game, I remember in Hobart, Viru and Sachin opened and I batted at three with Virat batted at four. India won that game and we had to chase in 37 over.

Meanwhile, Gambhir revealed MS Dhoni told him his plan to not play all the three players together. However, Dhoni went on to alter his strategy as he played all of them together.

Gautam Gambhir.
Gautam Gambhir. (Photo by Kunal Patil/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Dhoni went on to play all the three players.

“At the start of the series, we didn’t play together, it was a rotation thing. When it was a desperate moment, MS had to play three of us. If you take a decision, back your decision, stick to it. Don’t back on something on which you have already decided.

“First you decided that you won’t play the three of us together, then you decided that you are going to play the three of us together. Either the original decision was wrong, or the second decision was wrong. He took that decision as a captain and it was a shock to all three of us,” Gambhir added.

Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir has decided to hang his boots from all forms of the game. Gambhir had a perfect swansong as he scored a fine hundred for Delhi to end his career on a high.

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