Overview

• Irfan Pathan’s five-year-old interview went viral this week, recalling a 2008 chat with MS Dhoni and hinting at non-performance reasons for his exclusion.
• Referencing the clip’s 'hookah' remark, which fans online linked to Dhoni, Yograj Singh said players were mistreated under certain captains.
• Yograj directly named MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev and Bishan Singh Bedi, alleging they 'treated people like sh**' and harmed team culture.
• He cited comments over the years from Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh as evidence of a broader pattern.
• Dhoni has not publicly responded in these reports, and there is no indication of any official inquiry by the BCCI.