Former chairman of selectors Sandeep Patil revealed that there had been discussions, during his tenure, on removing M.S. Dhoni from captaincy.
Patil also clarified that there was no truth to the perception that Dhoni was instrumental in getting rid of some of the seniors like Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh.
“Of course, we had a brief discussion about it [removing Dhoni from captaincy] on a few occasions. We wanted to experiment by handing over the baton [to somebody] but we thought the time was not right with the 2015 World Cup round the corner,” said Patil.
Patil, however, termed Dhoni’s decision to retire from Tests “shocking” as the team was having a tough series Down Under.
About dropping Gambhir and Yuvraj, Patil said: “It was completely the selectors’ decision and Dhoni did not have any say in it.”
