New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Days after the controversy surrounding his past 'hookah' remark on MS Dhoni, former Indian pacer and all-rounder Irfan Pathan opened up and hinted at possible PR agendas as the driving force behind its sudden reappearance online.

Taking to X, he wrote, "Half decade old video surfacing NOW with a twisted context to the Statement. Fan war? PR lobby?"

Earlier, a clip of Pathan's interview with SportsTak resurfaced after years where he stirred controversy by alleging that Dhoni smoked hookah and favoured those who joined him in those sessions.

It went viral on social media and sparked fan wars and heated discussions online. Some accused Dhoni of bias in team selections, while others slammed Pathan for tarnishing the f...