The love-hate relationship between MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag has been doing the rounds in the Indian cricket circuit for quite some time now. While multiple reports surfaced that Dhoni had a part to play in Sehwag's exclusion from the Indian side, Sourav Ganguly's comments that the former Indian skipper could've indeed had something to do with it, only fuelled the rumours.

Recently, when Dhoni was removed as the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants for the upcoming IPL 10 season, a lot of cricketers rallied behind the 35-year-old while criticising the decision of the team owners.

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On one hand where former cricketers like Mohammad Azharuddin slammed the Pune management, Sehwag, in his inimitable style, stunned everyone by saying that he was happy with the decision. But, before anyone could jump to conclusions, the Indian batting legend clarified his comments.

"I am happy that he (Dhoni) isn't captain because maybe now my team (Kings XI Punjab) can beat this Pune team," Sehwag said during an interaction at SporTale. "On a serious note, I believe that this is an internal decision of the franchise but he is one of the best-ever captains India has ever had," he added further.

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Pune's frailties in their maiden IPL season last year is believed to have led to the change in captaincy. Under Dhoni, Pune finished second-last in the previous season, winning just five games and losing nine in a campaign ravaged by injuries to key players.

It was also the first time a team led by Dhoni failed to make the IPL playoffs. Dhoni scored 284 runs in 12 innings at a strike-rate of 135.