Is he not amenable to a Dubai gang? BJP MP Subramanian Swamy slams MS Dhoni's critics
Mumbai: Once hailed as the perfect finisher for Team India, MS Dhoni is currently receiving criticism like never before. While the wicket-keeper batsman has tactically assisted skipper Virat Kohli on the field, a lot of questions have been raised over his batting abilities in the shorter format of the game. The list included the likes of former cricketers such as Aakash Chopra, Ajit Agarkar and VVS Laxman.
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However, many others like Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri backed the former India captain. While there is an ongoing debate on the issue around the nation, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy also made sure he expressed his views.
Why this continuing targeting of Dhoni?Since he is brilliant¬ amenable to Dubai gang? Nation must stand with this cricket renaissance man
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) November 14, 2017
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The wicket-keeper batsman, however, remained unflattered by the criticism.
"Everybody has views in life and it should be respected. It is representing the country which is the best motivation for me because we play cricket for only a span of time. You can play for one year to 15 years, some play 20 years, but in the lifespan, let's say you live for 70 years, 10 to 15 years is nothing and that's the only time you can proudly say that I'm representing my country. The biggest motivation is being part of the Indian cricket team," Dhoni was quoted as saying by The Khaleej Times.
"I always feel you have to believe in your abilities and out of the 10 games, if you are winning six or seven that way, then it is the right thing to do. And I've always believed in the fact that process is more important than the result, so, I've not thought about the result, I've always thought about what is the right thing to do at that time, when it is 10 runs needed, 14 runs needed or five runs needed. So, I've always been engrossed in the process that I never took that burden of what if the result doesn't go my way. At the end of the day, once the match gets over, if I look into the mirror and honestly say that I tried my best, then I can accept the result," added Dhoni.
