There seemed to be a lack of trust as the team owners hadn't heeded to Dhoni's advice in the auction last year. "For years, Bravo was Dhoni's go-to man and that is the reason he wanted him to be in the team. But the management, who sat at the auction, completely ignored Dhoni's judgement. Under Dhoni, this was for the first time that his team didn't make it to the IPL playoffs. "Even today, he doesn't mind the change of guard happening in the Pune team.

Source: Times of India February 19, 2017 14:37 UTC