Former India cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri opined that he would have relished his time beneath the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Notably, Chennai Tremendous Kings‘ (CSK) legendary skipper Dhoni is presently main the yellow outfit within the ongoing version and is on the cusp of creating it to the playoffs of the occasion.
Impressively, Dhoni’s Tremendous Kings have gained the coveted league title a file 4 occasions and the Champions League twice, making it one of many most-decorated sides in franchise cricket. Shastri, who is a large admirer of the CSK skipper, acknowledged that he would have loved enjoying beneath Dhoni within the IPL,
“Mazaa aayega Dhoni ki captaincy mein khelna (Enjoying beneath Dhoni’s captaincy could be enjoyable). His file as a captain forces you to place him proper up,” Shastri replied to a fan in a dialog on Star Sports activities.
Shastri reveals how Dhoni took captaincy in 2007
The previous India coach was a part of the setup in 2007 because the supervisor as he recalled how the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman shouldered the accountability of main the nationwide aspect. He acknowledged that the then skipper Rahul Dravid was injured and it was Dhoni’s terrific capacity to learn the sport that earned him the captaincy function.
“Coolness is one factor however the best way he reads and understands the sport is terrific. I bear in mind once I was a supervisor in 2007 and Dilip Vengsarkar was the selector. Rahul Dravid was injured in a apply session on the Eden Gardens, we had been talking and MS Dhoni’s identify popped up. He requested me and I mentioned, ‘This man has the management high quality’,” Shastri mentioned.
“It did not take lengthy and Dilip was on the identical web page. Dilip was an excellent selector at the moment and he to had felt that this man has acquired it in him. So, what’s he [Vengsarkar] What was seeing was not simply coolness however the capacity to learn the sport, street-smart capacity, character, character… all these items come into play if you find yourself in search of a very good captain,” he added.
