By Admin 
Former Indian team all -rounder Irfan Pathan is once again in the headlines. The reason is his five -year -old interview clip, in which he claimed that in Team India, the players used to get more opportunities, who used to drink hookah with Dhoni. This video suddenly went viral on social media and there was a lot of discussion between the fans.
A fan joked Pathan on a post with birthday to Mohammed Shami, “What happened to Pathan Bhai, Hookah?” On this, Pathan gave a funny reply and wrote, “I and Dhoni will sit together and drink hookah.” His reply became viral on seeing this.
Silence broke on viral video
Pathan also finally broke his silence on this video on X (Twitter). Giving his clarification, he wrote that this interview is half decade old, which is now being distracted. He also indicated that a fan war or a PR lobby can be behind it.
Career glimpse
Irfan Pathan’s name is recorded as an excellent all -rounder in Indian cricket history. Pathan performed brilliantly in the 2007 T20 World Cup final. In this match, he was also a man of the match against Pakistan. In 2012, he played his last international match and retired from cricket at the age of 35 in 2020.
He was once considered India’s largest fast bowler all-rounder after Kapil Dev, but repeated injuries and limited occasions stopped his career quickly.
Why did it go viral again?
In fact, Irfan Pathan’s old interview with Sports was re -revealed on social media, in which he alleged that Dhoni used to give priority to the circle and hookah drinking colleagues around him while choosing the players. Cricket fans have been divided after this clip went viral again. Some fans are accusing Dhoni of bias in team selection. At the same time, many people believe that this is just an attempt by Irfan Pathan to discredit Dhoni.