Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin has lashed out at the Rising Pune Supergiants franchise for sacking Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain of the team for the upcoming tenth season of the Indian Premier League. (Dhoni was cooperation personified with captaincy change: Pune Supergiants owner Sanjiv Goenka to India Today)Azhar came down heavily on the Pune owners for shifting all the blame to Dhoni. If Dhoni wasn't a good and an inspirational captain would he have won two IPL titles (leading Chennai Super Kings)? Belittling Indian sporting legends like Dhoni through corporate board rooms is stooping down to the lowest," Azhar said. (Dhoni, IPL's most celebrated and successful captain)Azhar agreed he was hurt more at the manner the decision was announced than the decision itself.

Source: India Today February 20, 2017 13:52 UTC