IrfanPathan gives back to troll on 5-year-old hookah controversy with MS Dhoni

Pathan weighed in on the resurfacing of the old video, hinting at possible PR agendas and fan wars.

After five years, an old video of IrfanPathan discussing MS Dhoni and his comment on hookah has resurfaced online. The sudden reappearance of the video on the internet has led Pathan to break the silence on the ‘hookah controversy’ involving MS Dhoni.

IrfanPathan addresses the hookah controversy with MS Dhoni.

Former India all-rounder IrfanPathan has finally addressed the controversy surrounding his past ‘hookah’ remark about MS Dhoni, which has recently resurfaced and gone viral on social media. The remark, made five years ago, was made jokingly by Pathan, but it has now stirred online debates. In the old video, he had alleged that Dhoni smoked hookah and favoured those who joined him in those sessions. It went viral on social media, sparking fan wars and heated discussions online. Some accused Dhoni of bias in team selections, while others slammed him for tarnishing the image of the former captain.

IrfanPathan jokingly gives it back to a troll.

After the video resurfaced online, IrfanPathan decided to take it sportingly and joked about the matter when a fan tried to pull his leg on a birthday post for Mohammed Shami. A fan wrote, “Pathanbhaiwohhookeykakyahua???” To which the former all-rounder replied, “Mein or @msdhonisath Beth karpienge;).”

Pathan also weighed in on the resurfacing of the video and hinted at possible PR agendas and fan wars behind its sudden reappearance online. He wrote on X, “Half decade old video surfacing NOW with a twisted context to the Statement. Fan war? PR lobby?”