‘I’m getting rid of Virat, I can get a good load of cash for him’ – Ex-England captain makes bold remark on RCB star

New Delhi: Imagine you should be given the names of MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and asked to sell one, retain one and bench one. All three are many of the largest crowd-pullers in world cricket and can go into any team any given time any day. The task may per chance be a nightmare for the person sitting on the opposite side of the table. The same thing took place with former England captain Michael Vaughan.

Anyone given this task would most probably percent all three inside the team due to what they bring on the table. But Vaughan made look so uncomplicated that even the host couldn’t trust it. The previous right-hander made no hesitation in picking the two-time World Cup-winning Dhoni many of the three.

“I’m playing MS Dhoni. I don’t think anyone’s been better. No (Virat doesn’t to find a spot). MS is the captain. He’s playing,” Vaughan said. With regards to IPL, Dhoni is arguably many of the greatest players with five IPL trophies lower than his leadership. He could be IPL’s most-capped player with 264 matches.

Though Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket in 2019, Dhoni continues to play in IPL for Chennai Super Kings and is the six-absolute best leading run-scorer inside the tournament with 5243 runs at a median of 39 and a strike rate of 137.

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Asked about selling among Kohli and Rohit, Vaughan said, “What was once the opposite thing? selling? I’m doing away with Virat. I’m doing away with him because he’s never won the IPL. Rohit is a six-time winner. MS what variety of? 5! So I’m playing MS, I’m selling Virat. What was once the opposite one? Yeah, so Rohit is my MS substitute,” he said.

Meanwhile, Kohli is de facto the proper run-getter in IPL with 8004 runs in 251 matches. As a matter of fact, he's essentially the most productive valuable cricketer to have played for a single franchise all his life in IPL and never won the trophy. Vaughan said that selling Kohli should be ‘good business’.

“I will get a fine load of money for him. He’ll go in different places for a vast amount of money. That’s good business,” he added. Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist, who was once also on the show, echoed Vaughan. “That’s well thought through (by Vaughan). You’re splitting hair, it’s not easy on all, but that’s the job of a manager, isn’t it?”