IPL 2020: Does Kedar Jadhav have spark? Indian legend blasts MS Dhoni for youngsters comment

IPL 2020: Former India captain and world cup winner Kris Srikkanth on Monday (October 19) slammed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his "did not see spark in some of our youngsters" comment after Chennai Super King’s seven-wicket loss against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2020. The two players Srikkanth attacked while blasting Dhoni were seasoned campaigners Kedar Jadhav and Piyush Chawla.  

Reacting in the post-match analysis, Srikkanth said that Dhoni undoubtedly is a "great cricketer" but he won't accept his views after the RR match tonight.  

"I won't accept what Dhoni is saying. This talk of process, process... I won't agree with that. You're talking about process, but the process of selection itself is wrong. A guy like Jagadeesan... you're saying youngsters don't have spark, does Kedar Jadhav have spark? Did Piyush Chawla show spark? Come on, this is all ridiculous, I will not accept his answers today. By going on and on about the process, CSK's tournament is going to end. By saying that they will give opportunities from now to youngsters... come on, Jagadeesan showed some spark. At least Karn Sharma was getting wickets even if he was expensive. Piyush Chawla was brought into the attack after the match was done and dusted. Dhoni is a great cricketer, there is no doubt about that but I won't accept him saying that the ball didn't grip. I won't accept that," Srikkanth added. 

After the defeat against RR, Dhoni said during the post-match presentation ceremony said that he decided to not give youngsters chance in the starting 10 matches of the side because they lacked spark in them.  

"It's fair enough [the criticism for not playing youngsters], this season we weren't there. Maybe we didn't see as much spark from some of our youngsters. Maybe going forward we bring them in and they play without pressure," Dhoni had said. 

Chennai Super Kings are currently placed at the bottom spot in the IPK table and are likely to miss out on a playoff position.