After Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli fiasco, fans demand return of MS Dhoni as India captain

New Delhi: It's true, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is fighting to stay relevant in a bid to prolong his playing career. At 35, the former India captain is entering that phase where he needs to take every step with extra caution. But, then there's what fans want.

After the resignation of head coach Anil Kumble in the most unfortunate manner, many fans have expressed their displeasure towards captain Virat Kohli. There were disputes between the coach and captain, but nobody expected such a deadly fall-out which led to the ouster of Kumble. And section of fans blamed the skipper for the tussle which eventually led to the coach's unceremonious ouster.

Couple it with India's failure to defend the ICC Champions Trophy, losing to arch-rivals Pakistan in the final, then fans got more than enough fodder to call for a change in the guard, starting with the captain.

Immediately after Kumble tendered his resignation, fans took to various social media platforms calling Kohli's head, and demanding the return of Dhoni as the captain of India.

It still is a wishful thinking in the part of fans, but giving the captaincy reigns back to Dhoni will not be a bad idea after all. Besides being India's most successful captain, Dhoni has been hailed one of the best man managers.

Here are what fans are asking:

Can Someone Please Review Anil Kumble's Resignation And Bring MS #Dhoni Back As Captain Instead? 

RT If You Agree! Miss You #AnilKumble  pic.twitter.com/GqEJa76e5l — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) June 20, 2017

Sad to see Anil Kumble resign. That's why Dhoni would always remain the best captain ever. Kohli too much attitude n arrogance. — Kanhu (@IMKANHU) June 21, 2017

M.S. Dhoni was 100 times better captain the Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli is 100 times more arrogant than M.S.Dhoni. — Anil Srivastava (@AKSkasia) June 21, 2017

Dhoni ko captain bana do sab theek ho jaega  #KUMBLEVSkOHLI — Vijit Mahaur (@Vijit_Mahaur) June 21, 2017

Bcci se request he aap Dhoni sir ko captain baniye — amit rawel (@AmitRawel) June 21, 2017

#kumbleVsKohli bcci has to take action against kohli he is not matured enough to be a captian. Make Dhoni captain. — Harish (@harishcoorg) June 21, 2017

I would like to say Ms Dhoni should be captain of Indian Cricket Team again because he's a legend and he isn't like Virat Kohli in attitude

— Vipul Singh (@VipulSingh09) June 21, 2017

Kohli is a hothead captain..not needed must be forced to resign.. Bring Dhoni back as skipper — Shubham Chandra (@Shubham7181) June 21, 2017

Instead of Kumble, BCCI shd hv asked virat to step down from captain. Virat is a quality player but not a legend captain like Dhoni — J K Jain (@jkjain1955) June 21, 2017

Dhoni as captain of Indian cricket team was best so far, he should be appointed again. — Angel Kaushik (@angelkaus913) June 21, 2017

BCCI should declare sehwag as the new head coach of Indian cricket team and MS dhoni as the captain

— Dharmang Joshi (@Dharmang_joshi) June 21, 2017

Meanwhile, India A coach Rahul Dravid had urged the Indian cricket board to take a decisive call on Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh's roles, keeping in mind the 2019 World Cup.

Dhoni stepped down as the captain of limited-overs' captain in January. He helped India win all three ICC trophies — World Cup, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy.