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'Play MS Dhoni, Sell Virat Kohli, Bench Rohit Sharma': Michael Vaughan stuns cricket fans with 'impossible' IPL decision

Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrist discussed a hypothetical IPL scenario where they had to choose between MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma. Vaughan selected Dhoni as the player and captain due to his winning record, sold Kohli for his high transfer value despite no IPL wins, and benched Rohit. Gilchrist agreed with this tough decision.
'Play MS Dhoni, Sell Virat Kohli, Bench Rohit Sharma': Michael Vaughan stuns cricket fans with 'impossible' IPL decision
MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
NEW DELHI: Faced with an 'impossible' imaginary scenario in the Indian Premier League, two former international cricketers were asked: If MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma played for the same team, who would you play, sell, and bench?
This tricky situation was recently tackled by former England captain Michael Vaughan and Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist on a podcast.
But Michael Vaughan didn't hesitate in his choice.
"I'm playing MS Dhoni. I don't think anyone's been better. No (Virat doesn't find a place). MS is the captain. He's playing," Vaughan stated.

Vaughan's reasoning for the decision was based on the players' IPL records.
"What was the other thing? selling? I'm getting rid of Virat. I'm getting rid of him because he's never won the IPL. Rohit is a six-time winner. MS how many? Five! So I'm playing MS, I'm selling Virat. What was the other one? Yeah, so Rohit is my substitute for MS," Vaughan said.
He also pointed out the potential financial benefits of this decision.

"I can get a good load of cash for him [Virat]. He'll go somewhere else for a huge amount of money. That's good business," Vaughan added.
Adam Gilchrist agreed with Vaughan but acknowledged the difficulty of the choice.
"That's well thought through (by Vaughan). You're splitting hair, it's tough on all, but that's the job of a manager, isn't it?" Gilchrist said.
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