Overview

• In new interviews published August 29–30, Tiwary says Virender Sehwag sat out and ensured he batted at No. 4, setting up his match-winning century against West Indies.
• He recounts Sehwag telling stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir to send him at No. 4, calling the opener a supportive teammate and a very good human being.
• Tiwary asserts MS Dhoni was the primary decision-maker at the time and did not back him, adding that foreign coaches typically aligned with the captain.
• He notes senior players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh supported him but had limited influence on selections.
• His India career totaled 12 ODIs and three T20Is across seven years, including being dropped soon after his century, and no response from Dhoni or the BCCI is reported.