In a recent interview, Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary spoke on not having the interaction with then captain MS Dhoni for the reasons of him being dropped from the team. Manoj Tiwary played well every time he got a chance to represent India. The out of favor batsman also scored a century in 2011 against West Indies at Chennai. After that, he was dropped for 14 games. The batsman’s latest international appearance came 5 years ago when he represented India in 2015.

He said, “I never thought that after scoring a 100 for my country, getting a Man of the Match Award, I will not find a place in the playing XI for the next 14 games. But I also do respect the fact that the captain and the coach or the management had some other ideas as well because we as players have to respect whatever they were thinking at that point in time, maybe they thought otherwise.”

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Tiwary reveals the reasons for not talking with MS Dhoni on that topic. He revealed why he hold back and it was because of the respect you have for your seniors.  He spent a lot of time with MSD when they played together for Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL.  Tiwary was of the opinion not disturbing Dhoni’s thought process during the intense IPL season.

Last year, Manoj Tiwary captained led Bengal to the finals of Ranji Trophy. He also scored his first-ever triple hundred during the same season. Manoj Tiwary has also named Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer as the future superstars for the Indian national cricket team.

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“Shreyas Iyer should be persisted with even if he doesn’t do well in a few games. Along with him, I see Prithvi Shaw as well. If he keeps his head cool and if he gets more disciplined, I’m sure he will go a long way,” Tiwary said.