Mohammad Kaif jokingly claims MS Dhoni did not pick him over not getting chicken biryani

Former India cricketer Mohamm Kaif is widely rewned as one of India's greatest fielders of all-time. Mohamm Kaif came into limelight when he led India U-19 team to a World Cup victory in 2000. right-handed batsman me his India debut soon after that. He became a regular feature in national team in early 2000s.

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Mohamm Kaif blames MS Dhoni for failing to make comeback into Indian team

Mohamm Kaif soon established himself an indispensable part of side due to his ability to bat in middle and lower order. ditionally, he was an exceptional fielder who plucked balls out of where and me art of catching look easy on eye. However, after showing initial promise, Mohamm Kaif's career couldn't really take off as he was ousted from Indian team in 2006 due to poor form and couldn't make a comeback.

Recently, Mohamm Kaif revealed that when he scored a century in 2006 Ranji Trophy final and led Uttar Presh to triumph, he felt that he h a chance of making a comeback into Indian team. However, 39-year-old jokingly ded that t feeding MS Dhoni properly at his house might have hindered his chances of a comeback in national team.

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In a recent YouTube interview on Sportscreen, Mohamm Kaif narrated whole incident when he h invited whole Indian team to his ida home in 2006 for a feast. He ded that while he was nervous and busy attending to big personalities like Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, likes of MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan among ors were left sidelined in ar room. Mohamm Kaif also said that he probably didn't look after MS Dhoni and or junior cricketers properly.

Mohamm Kaif also revealed how MS Dhoni has often told him jokingly that he h come to his home and he did t let him have a lot of chicken biryani, which is considered to be one of World Cup winning captain's favourite dishes. Mohamm Kaif furr said that he has apologized to him on several occasions.

MS Dhoni is still India's number one wicket-keeper: Mohamm Kaif

w, former India cricketer Mohamm Kaif has joined bandwagon over India's .1 wicketkeeper. Kaif, who has been full of praise of his ex-teammate MS Dhoni, maintained in an interview with  Times of India, that India cant afford to look past CSK captain at moment. Although KL Rahul has been perfect in his makeshift role so far, Kaif feels that he isn't a long-term option for India going ahe.

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Mohamm Kaif cited examples of legendary cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid by saying that Indian team h replacements like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara for m, who have filled that void but  same hasn't been case with MS Dhoni. likes of Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant have struggled, which makes KL Rahul India's ideal 'backup wicketkeeper' in Kaif's opinion.

Mohamm Kaif's views echo those of likes of Kevin Pietersen, Rohit Sharma and Ashish Nehra in recent times. While many believe that India have moved on from MS Dhoni, cricket pundits and ardent MS Dhoni supporters believe that former India captain has a lot of cricket left in him.

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