Manoj Tiwary made his ODI debut in opposition to Australia in 2008. He scored his first ODI ton in opposition to West Indies in Chennai On December 11, 2011. He was adjudged the Man of the Match for his efficiency. However, he was not a part of the enjoying XI once more till July 2012 in opposition to Sri Lanka.  

A day after his retirement, he mentioned his largest remorse can be not getting the Test cap after having represented India within the ODIs and T20Is.

“When I had completed playing 65 first-class matches, my batting average was around 65. The Australia team had toured India then, and I had scored 130 in Chennai in a friendly game, then I scored 93 against England in a friendly game. I was very close, but they picked Yuvraj Singh instead. So Test cap and the fact that I was ignored after getting the Man of the Match award for scoring a hundred…I was ignored for 14 straight matches. When self-confidence is at its peak and someone destroys that, then that player is finished,” Manoj Tiwary instructed News18. “Confidence is everything for a player, in any profession.” 

Who killed that confidence? Tiwary was requested upfront. “I know the name but I don’t want to take it. I am a grown man now. When a player is omitted, it’s the decision of the team management,” he replied. 

“The captain of that group was MS Dhoni. I’m asking you upfront,” the reporter then requested Manoj Tiwary. 

“Yes, MS Dhoni was the captain. If I get the opportunity to ask the question, I will ask him why I was dropped from the team after scoring the century, especially in that tour of Australia where nobody was scoring runs, neither Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma or Suresh Raina. I’ve nothing to lose now,” he mentioned. 

MS Dhoni and Manoj Tiwary have been teammates within the IPL too.

With PTI inputs