Harsh Goenka lauds RPS players on Twitter; doesn't mention MS Dhoni

After the recent victory against Kolkata Knight Riders on their own turf, co-owner of Rising Pune Supergiant, Harsh Goenka highlighted the efforts of some players who were instrumental in their recent victories, naming the likes of Rahul Tripathi, skipper Steve Smith along with the bowlers who have made an impact but there was no mention of MS Dhoni.

Earlier this year, the decision makers of Rising Pune Supergiant sacked Dhoni as captain and handed over the responsibility to Smith. The move surprised on and all. Harsh received a lot of backlash due to a tweet he posted after the match-winning performance of their captain Smith against the Mumbai Indians. His tweet backed their decision of sacking Dhoni as he posted, “Steve Smith proves who is the real king of the jungle. Overshadows Dhoni totally. Captain’s innings. Great move to appoint him as captain”.

A few weeks later, Rising Pune Supergiant found themselves in an indifferent situation from last year as they lost 3 of their first five matches. However, it was MS Dhoni’s inning against Sunrisers which sparked a revival of the Pune-based franchise. After the former skipper’s match-winning knock, Goenka sheepishly lauded the efforts and tweeted,”Masterful innings by Dhoni. Great to see him back in form. Nobody can be a greater finisher. Takes @RPSupergiants to a nail-biting win.”

Masterful innings by Dhoni. Great to see him back in form. Nobody can be a greater finisher. Takes @RPSupergiants to a nail-biting win.

— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) April 22, 2017

The Supergiant team is in red-hot form at the moment as they superseded top teams from the bottom half of the table, to place themselves at the number 3 position in the points table and the elation of the co-owner can be predicted with his tweet last night as he named all the heroes in their team who were responsible for some important victories in the recent matches.

That said, there is still no mention of MS Dhoni as he praised Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi and Imran Tahir. He tweeted, “Great thing about #RPS – a new hero every game -Tripathi, Stokes, Smith, Tahir. Peaking at the right time.”

Great thing about #RPS – a new hero every game -Tripathi, Stokes, Smith, Tahir. Peaking at the right time.

— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) May 3, 2017

Of course, MS Dhoni fans were ired and replied to his tweet to make him realise his mistake. Here are some of the hilarious replies:

@hvgoenka What about SRH match you fool….Don't forget the value of who changed your life….today you are here just because of @msdhoni in your team

— Virat Kohli (@iamkohliii) May 3, 2017

@hvgoenka Forgot Dhoni in RPSvSRH??? Or u just can never see him? Why do hate him so much… Or even if do u shuld atleast respect him

— MSDian (@LuvUMahi9) May 3, 2017

@hvgoenka
Who rescued RPS against SRH? ?
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*MS DHONI*
I guess ur mind is allergic to the name MS DHONI , right?

— Kaushal Karkera (@k_kaush22) May 3, 2017

@hvgoenka Ya because we have Father of heroes in our team #msdhoni

— Harshad Mandrekar (@HarshadMan15) May 3, 2017

@hvgoenka You are very conscious "Not to Use MSD's name anywhere". Wait n watch. He wl bring t cup for ur team & put fullstop for all n leave #CSKMSD

— ViswanathanM (@viswanathanchn) May 3, 2017

@hvgoenka What is it with you and MS Dhoni ? We need to understand. Please let us know!

— Kiran CS (@kirancs23) May 3, 2017

@hvgoenka Kyo Bhai #srh vale match m kon jitaya
Please respect

— Yagnesh Gupta (@yagnesh_gupta) May 3, 2017

@hvgoenka
Do not humiliate the Great MSDhoni
U might be a business tycoon
But he is Master of All@msdhoni @SaakshiSRawat @bishnoikuldeep

— swayam (@mswayam) May 4, 2017

@hvgoenka I appreciate the Rahuls Performance.. but Taking Name Of other Players And Not taking MSD is Not good for image.
Smith Scored 9 Runs

— Arpit Shukla (@APBro_97) May 4, 2017

@hvgoenka and you forgot the man who started this winning streak. The MSD. How thankless.

— Reetesh Tiwary (@Reeteshtiwary) May 3, 2017