Under-fire India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a sarcastic tone said that if his removal from captaincy can help Indian cricket move in right direction then he is game for it.
"I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me. Even the Bangladesh media is smiling," Dhoni gave a tongue-in-cheek reply to a question at the post-match press conference after India suffered the ignominy of their first ever series defeat against Bangladesh. Read more.
Here's how Twitter reacted to it:
Buck stops with @msdhoni but to ask for his head is knee-jerk. India were pathetic across the board. Needs soul-searching, not witch-hunt
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 22, 2015
If dhoni quit captaincy I will quit watching cricket
— KamalHaasanForEver (@varmanic) June 22, 2015
Time for Dhoni to quit #ODI and just focus on #T20 #CSK #Whistlepodu #BANvIND
— ????????? (@mokrasu) June 21, 2015
Time for Dhoni to quit. #INDvBAN
— Veer Savarkar (@viveksasidharan) June 21, 2015
Didn't Dhoni quit Test Cricket to concentrate on the shorter formats..? #BANvIND
— Sumisha Shaw (@Sumisha84) June 21, 2015
Everyone are saying Dhoni shud quit captaincy. Who is that capable to run indian team kohli, rohit? No way.... then we ll lose to UAE SCOT.
— TPK (@PraveenkumarBio) June 22, 2015
Is mr. Cool loosing his calm?? "Dhoni willing to quit ODI captaincy after Bangla loss"
— Aleena Farooq (@FarooqAleena) June 22, 2015
What a captain can do if d players are not performing?? Ppl who r blaming Dhoni will realize his value if he quit captaincy!
— prem.R (@Premkumar_R) June 22, 2015
Dear Dhoni, Each and every team has their own ups amd downs!! We are having a bad time.. But it doesn't mean you have to quit!! #TeamIndia
— Trusha ? (@TrushaMishra) June 22, 2015
Dhoni following in Dada's footsteps yet again. Don't do it. Quit before they throw you out.
— UnscriptedException (@An_Odd_ee) June 21, 2015
Dhoni and Sastri must quit Cricket for National interest. Team India is not their private property it is the passion of 125 crore people
— T.GIRISH kumar (@ABHAYAGIRI) June 21, 2015