Manoj Tiwary’s Biggest Regret: Asking Dhoni Why He Was Dropped When Neither Kohli nor Rohit Scored Runs

Manoj Tiwary’s Biggest Regret: Asking Dhoni Why He Was Dropped When Neither Kohli nor Rohit Scored Runs

The Indian cricket squad, in any format, has always been, arguably, the hardest to break into. The harder part is maintaining the position for the longest amount of time regularly. When they did make it onto the team, most talented cricketers disappeared, but many more never made it that far in domestic cricket. Manoj Tiwary, a first-class giant, revealed his biggest regret in his career on Monday as he hung up his boots for the last time after leading Bengal to an incredible victory over Bihar at the Eden Gardens in their final league-stage match of the current Ranji Trophy season. Tiwary questioned an incident that happened to him when the legendary wicketkeeper was captain of the Indian team.

Tiwary made his Indian debut in 2008 and participated for seven years in eight separate series, playing 12 ODIs and three T20Is. He achieved his first international century in December 2011 in Chennai, defeating the West Indies 104 to none. But he would have to wait an additional seven months for his next chance. After announcing his retirement, Tiwary said in an interview on Monday that he would like to hear from former captain Virat Kohli one day why he was made to wait for 14 games in a row despite scoring the century that won him Player of the Match. He added that during a series in which elite players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Suresh Raina failed to score runs, he was disregarded during the 2012 tour of Australia.

“Whenever I have the chance, I would like to speak with him. Without a doubt, I will inquire about this. Especially during that Australian trip when neither Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, nor Suresh Raina were making runs, I would like to ask Dhoni why he removed me from the team after I reached a century. I have nothing left to lose,” he declared. Among Tiwary’s greatest regrets was missing out on a test. Tiwary recalled that Yuvraj Singh was chosen by the Indian selection despite his achievements in domestic cricket, citing his performance in first-class cricket and his knocks in practice matches against Australia and England.

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‘I was very close to a Test cap, but they picked Yuvraj Singh instead’

“I had a batting average of about 65 after playing 65 first-class matches. During the Australia team’s visit to India, I scored 130 in a friendly match and then 93 in another friendly match against England. Although I was quite close, Yuvraj Singh was chosen for my place. Thus, the test cap and the fact that I was disregarded for 14 straight matches after winning Man of the Match for reaching a hundred points. “A player tends to die when their self-confidence is destroyed at its highest point,” he continued. After making his debut in 2004, the 38-year-old—who is also Bengal’s junior sports minister—ended his first-class career with almost 10,000 runs in 147 games.