A clip from an old interview with Irfan Pathan Recently it has gone viral, taking internet from the storm and is ruling on a long debate around the Indian cricket team for a long time around its sudden exit. MS DhoniCaptain of
Irfan Pathan and MS Dhoni: viral video and ‘hookah’ allegations
Video, which first surfaced in 2020, facilities Pathan speaking openly about his career And alluding for a certain ‘inner circle’ Culture within the team. In the viral video, Pathan reflects at the unexpected end of his international career in 2012, a few years later as India’s next great all -rounder.
Without naming Dhoni clearly, Pathan makes a sharp comment that was widely interpreted as a subtle job in the former captain and team’s dynamics. They said, “I do not have a habit of installing a hookah or talking about it in someone’s room.
– Become MS Dhoni
– Remove players who do not set hookah for him
– Remove the selectors, before they remove it
– Control BCCI
– Win ICC trophies
(Absolutely Chad in my book)pic.twitter.com/UVG2CGIOP2– sivapithecus (@sivapithecus_10) September 2, 2025
This single comment led to a frenzy on social media. Fans and media outlets explained it as a prickly pricking request that the players who were part of an off-field social circle or who had intimate personal synergy with the captain were given preference treatment in the team selection. Apart from the former Australian cricketer, the storm was given more fuel by the old comments George BaileyThose who once mentioned that Dhoni enjoyed smoking hookah and there was an ‘open-door policy’ for young players in his room.
“He likes to smoke a bit of glass or hookah. So, he often installed it in his room, and it was a very open door policy. You go in and often a lot of young players go there,” Bailey was said by NDTV.
Irfan’s recent exchange and a ‘hookah’ reaction to a fan
The controversy recently came on one head on X (East Twitter) when Irfan Pathan wished Mohammed Shami a happy birthday. A fan, resurrection video and seizing the opportunity presented by the ongoing meme-fast, left a direct and viral comment: “Pathan Bhai, Owh Hook’s body?” (Brother Pathan, what happened to that hookah?), “.
Irfan Pathan, rather than being unseen or defensive, chose to address the fan’s query head with an excellent and funny response. He turned into a moment of the cameradari that published a potentially strange situation, showing that he was fully aware of the viral nature and rumors of the comment. His cheeks and a fixed answer, which went viral immediately, was: “Mein aur @msdhoni sath beth kar pienge” (I and @msdhoni will sit together and smoke), “
Pisces or @msdhoni Sath Bath Kar Pienz;)
– Irfan Pathan (@irfanpathan) September 3, 2025
This singles sentence canceled the controversy, converted a subtle excavation into a shared joke, and publicly indicated that it is believed ‘Crack’ With his former captain, at least in this context, there was a case for laughter.
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