[Watch] "Guys I made a big mistake" Dinesh Karthik apologises to MS Dhoni's fans for this blunder

Dinesh Karthik retired from international and IPL cricket earlier this year.

Former India wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik has issued an earnest apology to the fans of former Indian captain MS Dhoni and accepted his “big mistake”.

In recent days, Karthik was subjected to heavy trolling and criticism from Dhoni’s fans after he didn’t include the 43-year-old in his all-time India XI during a show on Cricbuzz.

This was the all-time India XI that Karthik named:

Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Anil Kumble, R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Jasprit Bumrah

The majority of Karthik’s India career was overshadowed by Dhoni, and hence, the former captain’s non-inclusion in Karthik’s XI invited a lot of trolling and flak from a section of fans.

Thala Dhoni is a lock in any format: Dinesh Karthik

Karthik has come out and gracefully accepted his “blunder”. He said he entirely forgot the wicket-keeper’s spot while picking his XI.

“Bhai log. Bada galti hogaya (Guys I made a big mistake.) Genuinely it was a mistake. I realized only when the episode came out. There were so many things happening that when I put this 11, I forgot the wicketkeeper. Luckily Rahul Dravid was there and everybody thought I was going with a part-time wicketkeeper. Bu genuinely I didn’t think Rahul Dravid as a wicketkeeper,. Can you believe being a wicketkeeper, I forgot to have a wicketkeeper? It is a blunder,” Karthik said.

The 39-year-old Karthik, who retired from international cricket and the Indian Premier League earlier this year, hailed Dhoni as one of the greatest players of all time and a must-have in the XI in any format. He not only now included Dhoni in his side, but also named him the skipper.

Karthik added, “For me, let’s be clear. Thala Dhoni is a lock in any format, not only in India. I feel he is one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game. If I had to redo that team, one change I would do is Thala Dhoni in at 7. And he will be the captain of any Indian team that is there.“

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