Shah Rukh takes a dig at Dada,says team doing well

KKR,who dumped Ganguly for the ongoing season were in for a shock as Pune Warriors roped in the former India captain as replacement player for injured Ashish Nehra.

I have been often asked this question. We would have liked Dada to play in the scheme of things we wanted,8221; the Bollywood superstar said during a promotional event,making it clear that Ganguly didn8217;t like what was there in the offing.

Incidentally,KKR8217;s CEO Venky Mysore had earlier said before the start of the tournament that they would like Ganguly to play the role of a 8216;mentor8217; which he had refused.

Although Shah Rukh didn8217;t directly point fingers at Ganguly8217;s leadership skills but he did admit that there was 8220;not one but many reasons for the team not doing well in the previous seasons.8221;

8220;This time we wanted to start off with a clean slate. We wanted to give the reins to the coaching staff. And they have done wonderfully. The team has been doing well,8221; Shah Rukh commented.

The superstar however admitted that some of the old KKR players like Chris Gayle 8220;came back to haunt8221; his team.

Shah Rukh in a diplomatic style,concluded,8221;Dada is my favourite player. But we need to move on. I wish him all the best with Pune Warriors and hope that he does really well.8221;