Dhoni not to be replaced as T20 captain, says BCCI

New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Amid speculation that Mahendra
Singh Dhoni may be replaced as India's Twenty20 captain
following the team's dismal performance in the West Indies,
BCCI on Friday sought to clear the air saying though it was
unhappy, there was no such move.
"Obviously we are not happy with the performance of the
team but it does not mean that we are thinking of removing
Dhoni as Twenty20 captain," a top Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) source said.
The Indian team, knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup in
the West Indies, returned home Friday and will have to face
some tough questions.
The cricketers avoided eye contact at the Mumbai and
Delhi airports with the waiting media and slipped into their
vehicles without offering any comments. Dhoni chose to make a
quiet back door exit.
The team's arrival came a day after reports that coach
Gary Kirsten had spoken to seven cricketers individually and
complained about their fitness and commitment.
On his arrival in Mumbai, team manager Ranjib Biswal
denied that the players had got any dressing down from
Kirsten.
"Nothing of this sort happened. We were all together at
the team hotel's swimming pool before departing for home,"
Biswal told PTI.
Kirsten is believed to have held one-on-one meeting with
seven senior players, including Dhoni, and is expected to give
his inputs to Biswal who will submit his report to the BCCI.
While the players returned home, Kirsten stayed back in
London and would rejoin the side in Johannesburg when the team
goes to Zimbabwe for a tri-series also involving Sri Lanka.
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