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Will step down if I'm the reason: Dhoni

The Times of India
Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:16 AM Last update on: Mon Jun 22, 2015 12:46 PM
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is returning to the pavilion in a delivery of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman in second ODI at Mirpur Sunday. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

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.

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Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman (C) celebrates after the dismissal of the Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) during the second ODI (One Day International) cricket match between Bangladesh and India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on June 21, 2015. Photo: AFP

When the question was asked differently about how long he would continue as captain, he made it clear that he would continue but not before taking a dig at the scribe.

Happy to step down as captain if it helps: Dhoni http://t.co/L62lbuaFKp

— Times of India (@timesofindia) June 21, 2015

Dhoni dismisses calls to give up captaincy http://t.co/0z5Bnk1Rxj

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 22, 2015

"I am really enjoying my cricket. But when the earlier question was asked, I knew this question one was coming. These questions always keep popping. The media loves me. If you remove me and the Indian cricket will start doing well, and if I am the reason for all the bad that's happening to Indian cricket, definitely I would love to step away and play as a player.

Dhoni hadn't picked the twist in Mustafizur's wrist and played the drive too early. The result was a mere lob to Soumya Sarkar. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
"It doesn't really matter, who is the captain because I was never really in line to become the captain. It was a job or responsibility for me. They want to take it away from me, I am fine," he said.

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