Manoj Tiwary questions MS Dhoni for his exclusion from India squad

Manoj Tiwary retired from all forms of cricket at the end of Bengal’s Ranji Trophy season. The Bengal team gave him a guard of honour during his last match against Bihar. Along with this, the Cricket Association of Bengal gave him a memorable farewell. Sourav Ganguly was also present at Manoj’s farewell and shared his appreciation for him.

Manoj Tiwary played 12 ODI matches for India. When the media questioned him about his international career. He stated that he would like to ask MS Dhoni why he was dropped from the team even though he scored a century. Manoj Tiwary scored 104 runs and remained not out against West Indies in Chennai as India won the match. He also won the Player of the Match award. After the three-match series against Zimbabwe Manoj Tiwary was dropped from the team.

Biggest regret in life is that not playing Test cricket - Manoj Tiwary

"I want to hear from him whenever I get the opportunity. I will definitely ask this question and I will ask him cordially. I would like to ask MS Dhoni why I was dropped from the team after scoring the century, especially in that tour of Australia where nobody was scoring runs, neither was Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma or Suresh Raina. I have nothing to lose now," Manoj Tiwary told News18 Bangla in an interview.

Manoj Tiwary expressed his biggest regret in life is that not playing Test cricket. In first-class cricket, Manoj Tiwary has scored 10195 runs.

"I did not receive the Test cap for India. When I finished 65 first-class matches, my batting average was approximately 65. The Australian team was touring India at the time, and I scored 130 in a friendly game before scoring 93 against England in another friendly game. I was pretty close, but they chose Yuvraj Singh instead. So not getting a Test cap and being dropped for 14 matches after scoring a century...when confidence is at its zenith and someone destroys it, it tends to kill that person," Manoj explained.