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Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik hit headlines for not-so-good reasons as fans were left in anger after the star cricketer named his all-time India XI.

Karthik failed to name MS Dhoni in his all-time India XI which left fans fuming on social media.

Issuing a clarification on the blunder, Karthik admitted that he genuinely forgot to add Dhoni.

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Karthik admitted that he made a huge blunder in the team selection, saying it's embarrassing that he didn't add a wicketkeeper to his team despite fulfilling the role himself throughout his own career.

Rectifying his mistake, Karthik said that Dhoni is a certain present in his XI, across all formats.

"Bhai log. Bada galti hogaya (Guys I made a big mistake.) Genuinely it was a mistake," Karthik said in a video on Cricbuzz.

"I realised only when the episode came out. There were so many things happening that when I put this 11, I forgot the wicketkeeper. Luckily Rahul Dravid was there and everybody thought I was going with a part-time wicketkeeper. But genuinely I didn't think Rahul Dravid as a wicketkeeper. Can you believe being a wicketkeeper, I forgot to have a wicketkeeper? It is a blunder," said Karthik.

Karthik went on to Dhoni at the No. 7 spot in his team, calling the former Indian captain one of the greatest players in the game.

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"And for me, let's be clear. Thala Dhoni is a lock in any format, not only in India. I feel he is one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game. If I had to redo that team, one change I would do is Thala Dhoni in at 7. And he will be the captain of any Indian team that is there," he further said.

Dinesh Karthik's All-Time XI: Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja (MS Dhoni the new addition), Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan.