Dhoni offered to resign as captain : reports claim

Bangalore, Nov 22 (PTI) Indian cricket captain Mahendra
Singh Dhoni has reportedly offered to resign from the
high-profile post following paceman Rudra Pratap Singh's
exclusion from the ODI team but the BCCI vehemently denied the
development.

According to television reports, Dhoni had a disagreement
with the selectors during the meeting on Thursday to pick the
team for the fourth and fifth matches of the ongoing series
against England.

Dhoni was unhappy that the selectors decided to drop R P
Singh and include Irfan Pathan in his place and offered to
resign, the television reports claimed, quoting an unnamed
source close to one of the selectors.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India, however, was
quick to rubbish the reports. "I can't respond to something
that is being floated around by somebody", BCCI secretary N
Srinivisan said.

The Indian players are currently here to play the fourth
match and the team management could not be immediately reached
for their comments. Dhoni's customary pre-match press
conference is scheduled to be held later in the afternoon

The reports said BCCI President Shashank Manohar was
forced to interfere and sort out the issue.

The newly formed selection committee, headed by former
Indian captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth had met on Thursday
for the team selection when the differences apparently cropped
up.

Last year, Rahul Dravid too had relinquished captaincy.
Lack of say in selection matters was widely touted as the
reason behind Dravid's abrupt decision. PTI MRM